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May 27, 2015 / Jen Sorensen
May 27, 1907: Rachel Carson is Born May 27, 1907: Rachel Carson is Born
"It may well be that she has made a real contribution to our salvation."
May 27, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
5 Ways to Take Back Tech 5 Ways to Take Back Tech
Enough of the doom and gloom! Here are a few big ideas for a digital revolution that enriches us all—not just the wealthy.
May 27, 2015 / Nathan Schneider
Enlightened. Elitist. Undemocratic. Enlightened. Elitist. Undemocratic.
Has the EU followed a path first blazed by Napoleon?
May 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell
Can Science Go Back to the Future? Can Science Go Back to the Future?
Trying to bring extinct species back to life is the latest symptom of ecological anxiety.
May 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Cathy Gere
Against the Barricades Against the Barricades
Exposing the debasement of language in service to ideologies was Renata Adler’s cause.
May 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Katie Ryder
Letters Letters
Hidden in the stacks; wounds of war; heavy weather…
May 27, 2015 / Our Readers and Eric Alterman
Puzzle No. 3365 Puzzle No. 3365
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Right and left (found in office tent) are scrambled, having given it some thought (5,10) 9 Lustrous blaze I give off (9) 10 Tooth 1A in 29 would be good (5) 11 Officer 1A in 29 would be a forensic professional (7) 12 What God supposedly did 1A in 29 would be like an athlete’s shoe (7) 13 Dances 1A in 29 would be lascivious glances (5) 15 Almost overdue, by way of a European country (6) 19 Pole, for instance, spun around that thing’s innards (6) 20 Baseball requirement 1A in 29 would be wood (5) 23 Backward movement 1A in 29 would be missing limbs (7) 25 Legal proceedings 1A in 29 would be shows (7) 27 Expression of displeasure 1A in 29 would be sent by air (5) 28 “Typify zip!” I emote foolishly (9) 29 Thankless gigolo shattered Carroll’s mirror (3,7,5) DOWN 1 Tuna and cobra stewed in beer (8) 2 Plowman catching home run? That’s exciting (8) 3 Authority’s downfall is pronounced (5) 4 Meaningless repetition confused Alice when adopting Spanish greeting (9) 5 In Honolulu, dickering is playful (5) 6 On the way to accommodate favorite in contention (9) 7 Listen: Enlist silent tinsel to provide four ways to supply what you need to make bays (6) 8 Maneuver under a Nobel-winning poet (6) 14 Easily enter cunning racket (also on the phone) (5,4) 16 Satan: “I’m an eccentric, like many devils” (9) 17 Somalian touched up a painting (4,4) 18 Bits of ears, some used more than once? Think again (8) 21 Gain is anti-inappropriate? (6) 22 Pay no attention to contents of sign or evidence (6) 24 Move mountains bottom to the top, say (5) 26 Carry trail mix up, taking north fork (5) SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3364 ACROSS 1 ARCH(R)IVAL 6 hidden 9 letter bank 10 DOCK + ET 11 anag. 12 SEED + O + UBLE (anag.) 14 BEN + D 16 init. letters 18 AUSTER + [p]ITY 21 MISS + POKE 22 NUN C.I.O. 25 AT THE LAST + MINUTE 26 HI + RED 27 DAM + A SCENE DOWN 1 A(WAR)D 2 CUTI(CL)E 3 anag. 4 anag. 5 anag. 6 LE(ANT)O 7 GR(IMAC)E 8 CANA(DAD)RY 12 S(TEAM + BAT)H 13 B(LACK + H)AND 15 BE(AU + TI)ES 16 VI + SITOR (rev.) 19 “ink, lewd” 20 S + P + READ 23 phonetic hidden 24 A + TOM
May 27, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
In Spain’s Seismic Elections, ‘It’s the Victory of David Over Goliath’ In Spain’s Seismic Elections, ‘It’s the Victory of David Over Goliath’
The country’s political landscape has changed beyond recognition, with left-wing parties gaining everywhere.
May 26, 2015 / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
Montreal: Adopted Home of Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, and Now Michael Sam Montreal: Adopted Home of Jackie Robinson, John Carlos, and Now Michael Sam
Michael Sam’s need to sign with the Canadian Football League’s Montral franchise shames the NFL but could be the perfect place for Sam to show what he can do.
May 26, 2015 / Dave Zirin