Culture

Julian Bond

Julian Bond Built Coalitions, Practiced Solidarity, and Showed Us the Future Julian Bond Built Coalitions, Practiced Solidarity, and Showed Us the Future

When the civil-rights leader was nominated for vice president in 1968, we got a glimpse of the new politics.

Aug 17, 2015 / John Nichols

August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley Dies

August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley Dies August 16, 1977: Elvis Presley Dies

The myth of the King “allows us to cling to the notion that art is pure and society is corrupt and corrupting.”

Aug 16, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

August 15, 1979: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ is Released in Theaters

August 15, 1979: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ is Released in Theaters August 15, 1979: Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ is Released in Theaters

“The Vietnam War as one bloody huge circus, with clowns, acrobats, fire-eaters and a big brass band.”

Aug 15, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Victory Day

Letter From Belgorod Letter From Belgorod

Seventy years of victory in Russia and Ukraine.

Aug 14, 2015 / Sophie Pinkham

August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act

August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act August 14, 1935: President Franklin Roosevelt Signs the Social Security Act

“Unfortunately the present law seems doomed from the start by its complex, slovenly, and mangled character.”

Aug 14, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Alfred Jarry’s Fun Home

Alfred Jarry’s Fun Home Alfred Jarry’s Fun Home

Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi gets reimagined as the murderous fantasy of an angsty teenage boy.

Aug 13, 2015 / Alisa Solomon

Ukrainian nationalism

How Ukraine’s New Memory Commissar Is Controlling the Nation’s Past How Ukraine’s New Memory Commissar Is Controlling the Nation’s Past

Volodymyr Viatrovych was the driving force behind new laws that restrict free speech and regulate how history is written.

Aug 13, 2015 / Jared McBride

August 13, 1899: Alfred Hitchcock is Born

August 13, 1899: Alfred Hitchcock is Born August 13, 1899: Alfred Hitchcock is Born

“Even his means are ends.”

Aug 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Puzzle No. 3371

Puzzle No. 3371 Puzzle No. 3371

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Conflict resolution technique takes time and reflection (10)  6 An elderly relative’s weight (4) 10 Lindbergh and G…

Aug 13, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Eric Garner protest

The Work of Art in the Age of Spectacular Reproduction The Work of Art in the Age of Spectacular Reproduction

The Internet gives us an unearned relation to the present, and the visual art of JR is perfectly aligned with it.

Aug 13, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Jesse McCarthy

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