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
‘Why Go to School When You Have No Future?’: A Q&A With a 13-Year-Old Climate Striker ‘Why Go to School When You Have No Future?’: A Q&A With a 13-Year-Old Climate Striker
Alexandria Villaseñor doesn’t have time to wait until she’s in power.
Mar 14, 2019 / Q&A / Angely Mercado
The Price of Austerity in England The Price of Austerity in England
Savage cuts in social services have put county councils in crisis.
Mar 14, 2019 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
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
Letters From the April 1, 2019, Issue Letters From the April 1, 2019, Issue
Channeling Allende As a person who has lived and worked in South and Central America for many years, I read with joy and sorrow the comment by Ariel Dorfman [“Advice for Maduro,” M…
Mar 14, 2019 / Our Readers
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