Letters From the July 1-8, 2019, Issue Letters From the July 1-8, 2019, Issue
Devil in the details… Furry logic… Debunking junk science…
Jun 18, 2019 / Our Readers
L’État, C’est Moi L’État, C’est Moi
Trump intends to speak at the traditionally nonpartisan Fourth of July celebration on the Mall.—news reports Though past presidents never inserted themselves In this fete, Donald T…
Jun 18, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Week 12: Lime Week 12: Lime
the face looks unquestionably human, the update tells you, eyes have moved from sides to front of the head, ears right where they should be and you wander your fingers along their…
Jun 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julia Kochinsky Dasbach
Trump of the Living Dead Trump of the Living Dead
We thought fascism was dead and buried. We were wrong.
Jun 18, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
Why the Paper of Record Hates Cartoons Why the Paper of Record Hates Cartoons
Cartoons are powerful—so much so that The New York Times is cracking down on them.
Jun 18, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Gretchen Bender’s Video Art Predicted the Bleak Future of Mass Media Gretchen Bender’s Video Art Predicted the Bleak Future of Mass Media
A retrospective of her art looks at the Pandora's box television unleashed and how we continue to reckon with the effects of an unrelenting, 24/7 visual culture.
Jun 17, 2019 / Hannah Stamler
Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It’s Dangerous Either Way. Is Andrew Yang Serious or Kidding? It’s Dangerous Either Way.
Blurring the lines between sincerity and irony in a presidential campaign is hazardous when the consequences are so real.
Jun 14, 2019 / Ed Burmila
Photographing the Otherworldly and the Abject Photographing the Otherworldly and the Abject
Barbara Ess’s lo-fi photos, which pluck scenes from our culture’s surveillance regime, make the banal seem terrifying and mystical.
Jun 14, 2019 / Barry Schwabsky
Puzzle No. 3502 Puzzle No. 3502
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Jerry and Carol translated Spanish poet (6,5) 7 and 27 Exclude that subatomic particle (6) 9 Split part of simple…
Jun 13, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Guardians of Civilization Guardians of Civilization
The truth hurts at times.
Jun 13, 2019 / OppArt / Kevin Kallaugher and Ed Hall