Letters From the June 18-15, 2018, Issue Letters From the June 18-15, 2018, Issue
The devil in the details… Massing replies… The ACLU forsworn…
May 24, 2018 / Our Readers and Michael Massing
We Learned the Mountains by Heart We Learned the Mountains by Heart
We went to school we ate pink beef we drank lots of water we snorted ritalin our nostrils turned red we lifted weights we killed a mama moose we sold her teeth online we poked each…
May 24, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Jackson Holbert
Drain the Swamp! Drain the Swamp! Drain the Swamp! Drain the Swamp!
This metaphor for cleaning up DC Has now become a Trumpian refrain. The task is getting harder day by day, With Trump appointees clogging up the drain.
May 24, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3468 Puzzle No. 3468
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Composer’s pants: Sample of inseam is blue, unfortunately (4,8) 9 After onset of tragedy, regretful one is m…
May 24, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Horror, the Horror The Horror, the Horror
As the investigation closes in, the president fears his worst nightmare in the special counsel’s actions.
May 24, 2018 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Who Owns Public Space? Who Owns Public Space?
Racists who threaten and police people of color are finally getting called out.
May 24, 2018 / Column / Laila Lalami
The Standard of Pure Abstraction The Standard of Pure Abstraction
The painters Joe Overstreet and James Little subvert the demands of representation.
May 24, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Broadway’s Golden-Age Shows and #MeToo Broadway’s Golden-Age Shows and #MeToo
A certain critical consternation awaited the current productions of My Fair Lady and Carousel—and with good reason.
May 24, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
It’s Time for Progressive Politicians to Catch Up to the Rising Affordable-Housing Movement It’s Time for Progressive Politicians to Catch Up to the Rising Affordable-Housing Movement
The base is getting busy, but elected officials have been slow to catch on.
May 24, 2018 / The Nation