Remembering Haskell Wexler, Genius Cinematographer and Committed Leftist Remembering Haskell Wexler, Genius Cinematographer and Committed Leftist
For more than six decades, Haskell Wexler spoke to the public through the movies he made.
Jan 4, 2016 / Stuart Klawans
Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again Michael Moore Has a Plan to Make America Great Again
A necessary antidote to buffoonery and cynicism.
Jan 4, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
December 27, 1932: Radio City Music Hall Opens December 27, 1932: Radio City Music Hall Opens
“All at once there is a vast firmament overhead, and a great distance stretching out under it.”
Dec 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Why the Movie ‘Concussion’ Spells Trouble for the NFL—and Moral Angst for the Rest of Us Why the Movie ‘Concussion’ Spells Trouble for the NFL—and Moral Angst for the Rest of Us
We deserve to know, and we are obligated to know, the cost of America’s love for football.
Dec 24, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Puzzle No. 3385 Puzzle No. 3385
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 7 Meg’s protest (5) 8 Change intro and halt multi-tage race (9) 9 Sausage exploded, with rodent and piece of worm i…
Dec 23, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Dreamers, Drifters, Mopers, and Defeatists Dreamers, Drifters, Mopers, and Defeatists
Adrian Tomine’s universe features a society of contingent values, ill-defined expectations, and diminishing options.
Dec 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
The Beautiful Class Struggle The Beautiful Class Struggle
Molly Crabapple’s new graphic memoir begins in the New York underground and emerges into the politics of war.
Dec 17, 2015 / The Editors
It’s Time To Stop Ignoring South Korean Abstract Art It’s Time To Stop Ignoring South Korean Abstract Art
Korean monochrome painting, or tansaekhwa, originated in a deep ambivalence about painting.
Dec 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Puzzle No. 3384 Puzzle No. 3384
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Weed: the first logical step preceding mild agricultural disaster (6,6) 9 Panetta eats medium-size fruit (5) 10 La…
Dec 17, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Forget What You’ve Heard: These Were the Ten Best Albums of 2015 Forget What You’ve Heard: These Were the Ten Best Albums of 2015
In a year when sales numbers fell to an all-time low, the quality of music produced was stunningly high.
Dec 17, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu