The Made Thing Considers Itself The Made Thing Considers Itself
Made the night, made the day, made deep the waters, made the waters go away, made the crow and the threshing sound, made the earth and the shovel, made the dove and the olive sprig…
Aug 24, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Dan Beachy-Quick
Letters From the September 11-18, 2017, Issue Letters From the September 11-18, 2017, Issue
Hacking democracy… Make America democratic… Dems: remember the base… Action and words… In defense of prog rock…
Aug 24, 2017 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3440 Puzzle No. 3440
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Prime location Sting ruined for politician’s residence (3,7,2) 8 Late site of WWI battle, mostly captured in Old E…
Aug 24, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Mathias Énard’s Alternative Cosmopolitanism Mathias Énard’s Alternative Cosmopolitanism
Ranging across the Mediterranean, his novels map out the intermediate space between East and West.
Aug 24, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Jesse McCarthy
Robert Rauschenberg and the Art of the New Frontier Robert Rauschenberg and the Art of the New Frontier
The artist was, above all, a restless and resourceful gatherer of materials—cultural as well as physical.
Aug 23, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Lorde Grows Up Lorde Grows Up
In her new album, Lorde captures a generation struggling for independence.
Aug 23, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stephanie Burt
A Pitiless Heist Movie A Pitiless Heist Movie
The one thing you can’t do is look away from Benny and Josh Safdie’s acidly titled Good Time.
Aug 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Eric Foner: White Nationalists, Neo-Confederates, and Donald Trump Eric Foner: White Nationalists, Neo-Confederates, and Donald Trump
The historian and author explains how racism is part of the Trump family DNA.
Aug 16, 2017 / Jon Wiener
Why the Battle for India’s Past Is a Fight for Its Future Why the Battle for India’s Past Is a Fight for Its Future
Seventy years after partition, India’s ruling party is using history to divide the country.
Aug 15, 2017 / Kanishk Tharoor
