Post-Elect Post-Elect
The sun predicted this, with its rays determined through the blinds like blades of why. No one has given me an education for what this means, a destruction of firsts: our first bla…
Sep 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Iliana Rocha
The Ghost on the Handle The Ghost on the Handle
The houses here are named La Vague and Chantebrise like places in a childhood daydream, an actual lake filled with literal swans. As a kid, I was most at home in the pages of a boo…
Sep 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kathy Fagan
Puzzle No. 3443 Puzzle No. 3443
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Novel written by Venus de Milo? (1,8,2,4) 9 Charges a duty for the speaker (7) 10 Nation is the first to be…
Sep 28, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face Alberto Giacometti and Alice Neel, Face to Face
The two artists have more in common than it might seem.
Sep 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary? What Does a Leader of the Vietnam Anti-War Movement Think About Ken Burns’s Documentary?
According to Todd Gitlin, the film is an extraordinary portrayal of the people who lived through the war—both Americans and Vietnamese.
Sep 22, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Pilgrim Bell Pilgrim Bell
My savior has powers and he needs. To be convinced to use them for good. Up until now he has been. A no-call no-show. The menace. Of ecstasy like a hornets nest buzzing. Under ice.
Sep 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kaveh Akbar
Puzzle No. 3442 Puzzle No. 3442
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Stare in hole and see, at last (4) 3 Unexpected visitor with a stated objective: Get smoked salmon off the premise…
Sep 21, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment Trump’s Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Faces Indictment
Bob Dreyfuss, plus Sarah Leonard on Hillary’s book and Todd Gitlin on Ken Burns’s Vietnam.
Sep 21, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
‘The Vietnam War’: Past All Reason ‘The Vietnam War’: Past All Reason
The new series by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick is mesmerizing. But it doesn’t answer the questions about the Vietnam War that many are still seeking.
Sep 19, 2017 / Andrew J. Bacevich
Frederick Wiseman’s World of Institutions Frederick Wiseman’s World of Institutions
In his 42nd film, the documentarian examines the New York Public Library from both his Olympian and activist perspectives.
Sep 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans