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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
The fight over the once-progressive state.
Mar 14, 2019 / Books & the Arts / John B. Judis