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
Lauren Michele Jackson Wants to Change How We Talk About Appropriation Lauren Michele Jackson Wants to Change How We Talk About Appropriation
Her debut essay collection White Negroes presents a more artful and nuanced way to examine the frictions of cultures colliding.
Nov 8, 2019 / Q&A / Stephen Kearse
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
A Family, a House, a City: Sarah Broom’s Remarkable Memoir of New Orleans A Family, a House, a City: Sarah Broom’s Remarkable Memoir of New Orleans
In the Yellow House, Broom traces a new map of NOLA—one that tangles with the city’s history and her own.
Nov 7, 2019 / Jessica Lynne
Dial M for ’Mpeachment Dial M for ’Mpeachment
It was supposed to be the perfect plan.
Nov 6, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
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
In 1975, Ernest Hood released a tender sound portrait of all-American idyll called Neighborhoods.
Nov 5, 2019 / Simon Reynolds
Andrea Long Chu Is Ready for Criticism Andrea Long Chu Is Ready for Criticism
In conversation with The Nation, the critic and theorist breaks down her nonfiction debut Females.
Nov 4, 2019 / Thora Siemsen
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