The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’ The Claustrophobic World of Anna Burns’s ‘Milkman’
Her Man Booker–winning novel offers a haunting look at daily life during The Troubles.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, White-Tailed Deer Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, White-Tailed Deer
What I took to be desert bighorns running straight up the ridge making a sound like breaking plates didn’t turn out to be either of those things, & what I took to be fog shopli…
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Jenny Browne
Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue Letters From the March 11-28, 2019, Issue
Laughing Through the Pain Thank you for the good laugh you gave me with the title of John Nichols’s article, “Trump at Two” [Feb. 11/18]. I had to pause to ask myself whether the p…
Feb 21, 2019 / Our Readers
Barr Becomes Attorney General Again Barr Becomes Attorney General Again
Once more you’re head of Justice, William Barr. In your career you’ve surely traveled far. But now we’re going to see just who you are: If told to fold, will you say au revoir Or w…
Feb 21, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up Heather Nauert’s 15 Minutes at the UN Are Up
The former Fox presenter will not be the next US ambassador to the United Nations—but another Trump crony surely will.
Feb 21, 2019 / Barbara Crossette
Puzzle No. 3490 Puzzle No. 3490
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. Each Across clue leads to two different words that are anagrams of each other; the wordplay is for one, and the definition is…
Feb 21, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
A Tale of Two Cities in the Grips of the Opioid Crisis A Tale of Two Cities in the Grips of the Opioid Crisis
Vancouver and Philadelphia are both facing overdose epidemics—but one city has found a way to keep people alive.
Feb 21, 2019 / Feature / Maia Szalavitz
Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece
The Witch Elm is a triumph of the genre.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / J. Robert Lennon
The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line The Southern Paradox: The Democratic Party Below the Mason-Dixon Line
Why and how the region switched from being the stronghold of one party to the base of its adversary.
Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Michael Kazin