‘Joker’ Brings Class Warfare to the Big Screen ‘Joker’ Brings Class Warfare to the Big Screen
Hollywood is uneasy with superheroes, yet the genre is a mirror for troubled times.
Oct 11, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Chrissie Hynde Sets a New Standard Chrissie Hynde Sets a New Standard
Valve Bone Woe uses Tin Pan Alley classics, musical theater numbers, jazz tunes, and more to show the Pretenders singer as the top of her game
Oct 11, 2019 / David Hajdu
Puzzle No. 3513 Puzzle No. 3513
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 What often follows. (Simple gripe) (8) 5 Reversed circuits capturing Rhode Island wind (6) 10 Otherwise, teach gir…
Oct 10, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Stops Short of Class War Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Stops Short of Class War
This upstairs-downstairs thriller pokes fun at inequality, but it’s hardly a call to arms.
Oct 10, 2019 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim
Danny Brown Is the Patron Saint of Rap Misfits Danny Brown Is the Patron Saint of Rap Misfits
Uninterested in universal truths or uplifting mantras, the Detroit artist’s new album, uknowhatimsayin¿, takes pride in his singular life.
Oct 10, 2019 / Stephen Kearse
Letters From the October 21, 2019, Issue Letters From the October 21, 2019, Issue
Look again… Blame Merle!… The last dance?…
Oct 8, 2019 / Our Readers
Tenderness Tenderness
That summer I was a body. I was that body. The Body. Overnight, a fog of linen inside the mauve Victorian down the block. Another house empty for the season, for the season, for th…
Oct 8, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Derrick Austin
A Long Journey Through the Ruins of Capitalism and the Cosmos A Long Journey Through the Ruins of Capitalism and the Cosmos
On Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Brad Pitt’s astronaut adventures in Ad Astra, and more.
Oct 8, 2019 / Stuart Klawans
Puzzle No. 3512 Puzzle No. 3512
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Chinese food (mostly chicken) hardens political philosopher (9,6) 9 Janelle Monáe eating fruit (5) 10 Display web…
Oct 3, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Lynda Barry’s Infectious Genius Lynda Barry’s Infectious Genius
The award-winning cartoonist is not only a great artist but a wellspring of inspiration for others.
Sep 30, 2019 / Jeet Heer