Delmore’s Way Delmore’s Way
How the stormy eloquence of Delmore Schwartz made possible the glittering prose of Saul Bellow.
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick
An Experimental Life An Experimental Life
Sonia Delaunay breathed art like others lived alcohol or crime.
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Twin Twin
He resembled me. I held him up to my lips, then threw him into the salty water. He sank to the bottom. I heard a giggle. An invitation to play together. (Translated from the Polish by Piotr Gwiazda)
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Grzegorz Wróblewski
Finding Nearly Forgotten Music Finding Nearly Forgotten Music
Why the musician and filmmaker John Cohen still thinks that true objectivity is an elusive beast.
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Joanna Pocock
Zero Visibility Zero Visibility
He moves in front of me. I can hear words… A prayer? A snake bite? I enter a fog tunnel. The guide falls silent. No way back. I grope my way forward. (Life is unbearable.) (Translated from the Polish by Piotr Gwiazda)
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Grzegorz Wróblewski
Letters Letters
Arendt in dark times; literature in ones and zeros; the PEN Badge of courage; that’s the ticket…
Jun 2, 2015 / Our Readers
Puzzle No. 3366 Puzzle No. 3366
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Famous artwork has legs on top (4,6) 6 “Bound to go downhill!” (pessimist’s starting point) (4) 9 Legally protect Gothic novel involving endless material for funeral (9) 10 Expels American in overtime, at completion of pass (5) 11 Require improved ax, etc. (5) 12 A government agent ferociously hits Emma Goldman, perhaps (9) 13 Charles returns with amazing deals from neighborhood clearance (4,4) 15 Beginning to load Borders’ shelves (6) 17 Tipsy cheapskate has a soul (6) 18 Federal bureau to launch prison section (5,3) 21 Organized labor splits fruit with victim of global warming (5,4) 22 Heavy metal piece (vinyl, originally): “Inside a Zero” (5) 24 Leftover fried rice contains a bit of lemon (5) 25 Raise initial grade of review in maths, for example (9) 26 Stalk nine from Queens in retreat (4) 27 Adult male’s preceding adolescent, grabbing game and tropical fruit (10) DOWN 1 Church leaders are implicated in suspicious sexual activity (7) 2 Old photograph found within Milanese piano (5) 3 10 down, drunk and extremely high (13) 4 Twisted plaits framing Pippi Longstocking, ultimately! (8) 5 Catch parent in a mix-up (6) 7 Surprisingly, Nobel Peace Prize winner is more prone to smooching? (9) 8 Typeset Asimov excerpt for money, once (7) 10 3 scattered locations for music (9,4) 14 Incorrectly label your color (5,4) 16 Providing more weapons to back Chinese dynasty (8) 17 Scroll to see father cooking syrup (7) 19 Former mobile device’s image on traffic sign? (7) 20 Rabies outbreak in the country (6) 23 501 ad, say (5) SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3365 ACROSS 1 AD + VAN + CEMENT 9 ACTIN (anag.) + GOUT 10 T + ROLL 11 anag. 12 C(H)AT 13 RU(SKI)N 14 FEE + BLEST 18 LI(GAME)NT 20 O(NED)GE (rev.) 23 anag. 24 CH(RON)ICLE + D 26 TU + TEE 27 RES[t] + PONDER 28 anag. DOWN 1 AN + TAR(E)S (star anag., &lit.) 2 VA + N(DALI’S)M 3 NEO (anag.) + CON 4 EN(TITI)ES (seen anag.) 5 [h]EATS 6 anag. 7 PAST + ORAL 8 S(L)IT 15 anag. 16 THE(ODOR)E 17 INCH + [l]ARGE 19 GENE + TIC 21 pun 22 CO(US)IN 23 init. letters 25 [h]SELF (rev.)
Jun 2, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Dear Class of 2015: You’ve Been Scammed! Dear Class of 2015: You’ve Been Scammed!
Does this really sound like an education to you or does it sound more like a Ponzi scheme?
Jun 2, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Sepp Blatter’s Shocking End Sepp Blatter’s Shocking End
Sepp Blatter’s reign of error is over. But speculation about his and FIFA’s future has just begun.
Jun 2, 2015 / Dave Zirin
How Edward Snowden Sparked a Librarians’ Quarrel How Edward Snowden Sparked a Librarians’ Quarrel
In 2013, American Library Association passed a public statement in support of the former NSA contractor. Then it changed its mind.
Jun 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Zoë Carpenter