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
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
‘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?
Our zombie in chief eats brains.
Oct 31, 2019 / OppArt / Mitch O’Connell
‘Superstore’ Is the Only Sitcom That Gets Progressive Politics ‘Superstore’ Is the Only Sitcom That Gets Progressive Politics
The NBC comedy openly confronts issues of unionization, health care, and immigration.
Oct 31, 2019 / Vikram Murthi
A Dating Simulator That Shows How Misogyny Moves From Message Boards to the Real World A Dating Simulator That Shows How Misogyny Moves From Message Boards to the Real World
Artist Angela Wahsko’s video game about pick-up artists was the culmination of years of research. We give you an inside look into what went into the project.
Oct 30, 2019 / Feature / Celine Wong Katzman and Angela Washko
What’s Wrong With the New Figurative Painting? What’s Wrong With the New Figurative Painting?
With dealers and curators jumping on the figurative bandwagon, we have to look more closely at whether a new cohort of painters succeeds at what they’re attempting.
Oct 30, 2019 / Barry Schwabsky
Tony Kushner on Making Serious Political Theatre in 2019 Tony Kushner on Making Serious Political Theatre in 2019
In a conversation with The Nation, Kushner discusses the first major revival of A Bright Room Called Day, his Reagan-era political drama set in Weimar Germany.
Oct 28, 2019 / Q&A / Alisa Solomon
A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage A Letter to Marlon Brando About Putting an Indian on the Oscar Stage
A character from Tommy Orange’s There There writes to the actor about what it meant to see Sacheen Littlefeather at the Academy Awards.
Oct 28, 2019 / Tommy Orange
Puzzle No. 3514 Puzzle No. 3514
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 One who might botch e-phone reconfiguration? (11) 7 Touch, one way or the other (3) 9 Burn most of weighing devic…
Oct 24, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto