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Puzzle No. 3481

Puzzle No. 3481 Puzzle No. 3481

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  8 Corporate practice I’d reflected about has an exciting quality (10)  9 A biblical brother nearly produces a faddish…

Oct 25, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Head in the Sand

Head in the Sand Head in the Sand

Climate change is creating mass immigration.

Oct 25, 2018 / OppArt / Eneko Las Heras

Congress’s History of Violence

Congress’s History of Violence Congress’s History of Violence

A new history of the antebellum years reminds us that politics on Capitol Hill has never been civil.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Delbanco

What Happened to All the Good Jobs?

What Happened to All the Good Jobs? What Happened to All the Good Jobs?

How a decades-long campaign undermined the stability and security of American workers.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Laura Marsh

Frederick Douglass’s 19th Century

Frederick Douglass’s 19th Century Frederick Douglass’s 19th Century

A new biography gives an account of both Douglass’s political and personal life that will likely remain the standard for years to come.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

Sergio de la Pava’s Society-Spanning Fiction

Sergio de la Pava’s Society-Spanning Fiction Sergio de la Pava’s Society-Spanning Fiction

His novels capture a world riven apart by class and brought back together by art.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Frank Guan

In Naguib Mahfouz’s World

In Naguib Mahfouz’s World In Naguib Mahfouz’s World

Through his massive corpus, the Egyptian novelist helped capture the startling pace and steep costs of a nation in pursuit of independence.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Ursula Lindsey

Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic

Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic

My Year of Rest and Relaxation offers a fever dream of New York’s millennial elite before the 2008 crash.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Ismail Muhammad

How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing

How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing How the Courts Perpetuate Broken-Windows Policing

Issa Kohler-Hausmann’s  Misdemeanorland  looks at how the court system has imposed a system of control that reinforces broken-windows police. 

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Clio Chang

Elizabeth Warren Woburn Town Hall

Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left’s Circular Firing Squad Elizabeth Warren Meets the Left’s Circular Firing Squad

The release of her DNA test might not have been the best idea, but it shouldn’t be disqualifying.

Oct 25, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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