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Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!)

Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!) Jeremy Denk Explains the History of Western Classical Music (Yes, All of It!)

The pianist’s new album, c. 1300–c. 2000, gives a listener a lesson in seven centuries of composition, from Monteverdi to Stockhausen and beyond.

Mar 15, 2019 / David Hajdu

A Protester holds a Trump puppet

Who’s the Dummy? Who’s the Dummy?

A wall, Trump says, will keep us safe From every scary Guatemalan. And count on Fox to back him up, Like Pravda always backed up Stalin. But Pravda got the party line That it was o…

Mar 15, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin

California wildfires

Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells Facing the Climate Crisis: A Conversation With David Wallace-Wells

The New York magazine writer confirms our worst fears about climate change–but insists there’s still hope.

Mar 15, 2019 / Natasha Ishak

Solange Searches for Epiphany

Solange Searches for Epiphany Solange Searches for Epiphany

Her fourth album, When I Get Home, is a love letter to her hometown of Houston and to her fans, who find solace in her vision of uplift.

Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Marcus J. Moore

The Parachutist

The Parachutist The Parachutist

I was smoking a cigarette in the backyard after a long day at work, when a man in a parachute fell from the sky, right into the lilac bushes. I tossed the cigarette and ran up to h…

Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jose Hernandez Diaz

Comix Nation

Comix Nation Comix Nation

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Mar 14, 2019 / Matt Bors

Agustín Fernández Mallo’s Novel About Everything

Agustín Fernández Mallo’s Novel About Everything Agustín Fernández Mallo’s Novel About Everything

The Spanish writer’s sprawling Nocilla trilogy is a contemporary epic.

Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Loudis

Puzzle No. 3492

Puzzle No. 3492 Puzzle No. 3492

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Fixed place of exile, with blanket resistance I repelled (11)  7, 27D, 28, and 1D Academic in England or Massachuse…

Mar 14, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie

The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie The Lost Internationalism of Wendell Willkie

David Levering Lewis’s new biography recovers Willkie’s anti-imperialist vision.

Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Zipp

What Happened to Wisconsin?

What Happened to Wisconsin? What Happened to Wisconsin?

The fight over the once-progressive state.

Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / John B. Judis

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