Tame Impala Is Feeling Serenity Now Tame Impala Is Feeling Serenity Now
The Australian band’s contemplative new album finds calm in its stadium rock ambitions.
Feb 14, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore
Puzzle No. 3525 Puzzle No. 3525
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Musical chairs, ultimately, amid sprinkles at mid-month (May, for instance) (4,4,5) 9 Llama’s cousin kept by Nicar…
Feb 13, 2020 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
070 Shake’s Master Plan 070 Shake’s Master Plan
The New Jersey rapper’s debut album is a showcase for a one-of-a-kind voice.
Feb 13, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse
‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Is a Queer Soap Opera and There’s Nothing Wrong With That ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Is a Queer Soap Opera and There’s Nothing Wrong With That
Talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting, fucking, crying, drinking—but not much in terms of politics.
Feb 12, 2020 / Naomi Gordon-Loebl
The Vote to Acquit Trump The Vote to Acquit Trump
He lies about how much he owns. But one thing’s true, and very scary: The US Senate has become His wholly owned subsidiary.
Feb 11, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Letters From the February 24, 2020, Issue Letters From the February 24, 2020, Issue
Competing theories… A serious misconception (web only)…
Feb 11, 2020 / Our Readers and Gabriel Winant
Family Portrait With Enchiladas and a Movie Family Portrait With Enchiladas and a Movie
Picture this: my heart as thick orange as manteca as we turn on Twister for what has to be the sixteenth time since 1996, and my parents are tired of it now, but I really be…
Feb 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Analicia Sotelo
A Driftless Son A Driftless Son
It came to me to sell the family farm, shift its failures to a man who planned to occupy the place for recreation, to hunt the deer that spook and shadow in the pines, …
Feb 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Mark Wunderlich
Who Gets to Be British? Who Gets to Be British?
In Imperial Intimacies, Hazel Carby offers her readers a personal and often heartbreaking history of British empire and identity.
Feb 11, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Gaiutra Bahadur