What Curators Don’t Get About Prison Art What Curators Don’t Get About Prison Art
When it comes to showing the art of incarcerated people, fine-art institutions are buying into the prison-industrial complex.
Oct 18, 2019 / Zachary Small
In ‘Succession,’ Who Is the Joke Really On? In ‘Succession,’ Who Is the Joke Really On?
The show is heralded as a nuanced and cutting critique of the 1 percent. But whose side is it really on?
Oct 17, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
Letters From the October 28-November 4, 2019, Issue Letters From the October 28-November 4, 2019, Issue
Shades of whitewashing…
Oct 15, 2019 / Our Readers and Robin D.G. Kelley
The Absurdist Imaginings of ‘Los Espookys’ The Absurdist Imaginings of ‘Los Espookys’
An irreverent Spanish-speaking show was a step forward for HBO, but its first season fell short of pushing the boundaries of Latinx representation.
Oct 15, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
‘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