Arts and Entertainment

LIz Phair

Liz Phair on Everyday ‘Horror Stories’ Liz Phair on Everyday ‘Horror Stories’

The Grammy-nominated musician speaks to The Nation about her new memoir.

Nov 14, 2019 / Dave Zirin

How Should We Remember Imelda Marcos?

How Should We Remember Imelda Marcos? How Should We Remember Imelda Marcos?

A new documentary looks at how the matriarch of the Philippines’ most infamous political dynasty is rewriting her family’s legacy.

Nov 13, 2019 / Rebecca Liu

‘The Inheritance’ Takes E.M. Forster Out of the Closet

‘The Inheritance’ Takes E.M. Forster Out of the Closet ‘The Inheritance’ Takes E.M. Forster Out of the Closet

Bringing Howards End into today’s gay Manhattan, playwright Matthew Lopez shows that “Only Connect” is still a radical message.

Nov 12, 2019 / Feature / Darryl Pinckney

30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin.

30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin. 30 Years Ago Eastern Europeans Tore Down Walls. Now They Write Pop Songs to Putin.

How crony capitalism and crippling austerity turned democracy into a dirty word.

Nov 8, 2019 / Lev Golinkin

Puzzle No. 3515

Puzzle No. 3515 Puzzle No. 3515

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 What you might do with a dirty belt clutched by senior adventurer (12)  9 Measure of light feather without first nu…

Nov 7, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Queerness of Bruce Springsteen

The Queerness of Bruce Springsteen The Queerness of Bruce Springsteen

The Boss’s songs of self-discovery and longing find an unexpected home with queer people.

Nov 6, 2019 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

Ambient Music Started as an Ode to the Suburbs

Ambient Music Started as an Ode to the Suburbs Ambient Music Started as an Ode to the Suburbs

In 1975, Ernest Hood released a tender sound portrait of all-American idyll called Neighborhoods.

Nov 5, 2019 / Simon Reynolds

The Art of Crime

The Art of Crime The Art of Crime

At this year’s New York Film Festival, a spate of crime films showcased both the wonders and limits of the genre.

Nov 1, 2019 / Stuart Klawans

Favianna Rodriguez

‘I Am Creating Objects That Only I Can Create’ ‘I Am Creating Objects That Only I Can Create’

Favianna Rodriguez on making art in “this white supremacist, fucked-up world.”

Nov 1, 2019 / John Washington

Trick or Treat?

Trick or Treat? Trick or Treat?

Our zombie in chief eats brains. 

Oct 31, 2019 / OppArt / Mitch O’Connell

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