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Shelf Life

Shelf Life Shelf Life

All solutions are temporary in today’s digital market, and no successful revenue model is immune from disruption.

Apr 28, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb

Letters Letters

Happy Anniversary!… Liberal de-nihilism…

Apr 28, 2015 / Our Readers

Puzzle No. 3361 Puzzle No. 3361

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 ” Barb”: that is one choice among terms of endearment (5)  4 Through crash, ban my foes (2,5,2)  9 What you might be doing in the apartment as malfunctioning Net breaks up a call (7) 10 Hamlet opposing sick era (7) 11 Did he know all about Eve in the “morning after” commercial? (4) 12 Gandhi’s last neutral robe is something drawing interest (10) 14 Strangely, the sting becomes more constrained (8) 16 Gladiator, possibly restricted near Mideastern country (5) 19 Long, thick hair finally upset the artist of Olympia (5) 20 Crazy antics preceding Marty’s last two symbols for holiness (8) 22 Appalling lack: Ben-Hur getting time off to eat (5,5) 25 Vagabonds after high school, gone with the wind (4) 27 Womanizer returns, ultimately unforgiven with a casual acknowledgment around outskirts of Juneau (3,4) 28 Person from Shakespeare, in love, facing tense greeting (7) 29 Schindler’s list of characters lost independent and Republican to drink in European region (9) 30 Prize found in Argo’s cargo, which was earned by the 5 that appears in each clue (5) DOWN  1 The sound of music from Bach’s pen (6)  2 Make leather, then do it again twice, with different covers coming out of Africa (9)  3 Titanic hit ice while maintaining power (4)  4 Recruits porters outside grand hotel (9)  5 Film’s standard procedure: covering the life of Emile Zola (5)  6 Everyone repeat and say, “Mrs. Miniver,” perhaps (10)  7 Seattle’s west side story is trite (5)  8 Disturbed, if gentle—like the best years of our lives (8) 13 Presidential residence in Casablanca? (5,5) 15 Angling so craftily for an event where ordinary people make their voices heard (4-5) 17 I’m able to misread Chicago, originally, as pertaining to a biochemical process (9) 18 Rocky, dim slope collapses (8) 21 What I might have to take when going my way amid stampede to Uruguay (6) 23 Patton in ‘thirty-five, capturing roughly 11 percent (5) 24 Extend a contract with actress Russo on the waterfront (5) 26 Man seen in The Godfather, Part II (4) SOLUTION TO PUZZLE NO. 3360   ACROSS 1 LOCO + MOTION 6 PAG-E (rev.) 10 PAR + TNER (rev.) 11 EY(ELI)DS (dyes anag.) 12 YE + ATS (anag.) 13 anag. 14 CON + TEMP + LATE 17 & 18 SUN + DRY 19 CORN + ERST + ORE 21 anag. 24 rev. 25 REDBO (anag.) + OK 26 D(ROUGH)T 27 pun 28 A NEST + HE + TIC DOWN 1 LI(PSY)NC 2 anag. 3 [v/M]-ENUS 4 “perm taper” spoonerism 5 hidden 7 ALIT + O 8 [p]EPSI + LON[g] 9 anag. 15 ES(CARGO)T 16 ARE + AC + ODES 17 S(POT)LIGHT 18 DI(AGRA)M 20 anag. 22 TO(DA)Y 23 [s]TA[r] + KEN 24 2 defs.

Apr 28, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards

Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards Apartheid Games: Baltimore, Urban America, and Camden Yards

Camden Yards can be seen as a symbol of what ails urban America, and it’s hardly alone.

Apr 28, 2015 / Dave Zirin

A Progressive’s Lament About the Trans-Pacific Partnership

A Progressive’s Lament About the Trans-Pacific Partnership A Progressive’s Lament About the Trans-Pacific Partnership

No matter if it’s classified, it’s clear that the TPP is not what the American people need.

Apr 28, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Dispatch From Baltimore: Praying for Peace, Living Another Reality

Dispatch From Baltimore: Praying for Peace, Living Another Reality Dispatch From Baltimore: Praying for Peace, Living Another Reality

The emotional distance between Freddie Gray’s moving funeral and the chaos that followed isn’t as wide as it may seem.

Apr 28, 2015 / Stacia L. Brown

Cult Leader Will Tell Congress: Fight ISIS by Regime Change in Iran

Cult Leader Will Tell Congress: Fight ISIS by Regime Change in Iran Cult Leader Will Tell Congress: Fight ISIS by Regime Change in Iran

A controversial exiled Iranian opposition figure’s testimony shows how wacky the MEK is—and why Congress loves them so much.

Apr 28, 2015 / Ali Gharib

One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform

One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform One of the World’s Largest Foundations Is Putting Some Real Money Into Criminal Justice Reform

The MacArthur Foundation’s $75 million pledge shows that political momentum is clearly on the side of reform.

Apr 28, 2015 / Sasha Abramsky

Days of Rage in Baltimore and Mexico

Days of Rage in Baltimore and Mexico Days of Rage in Baltimore and Mexico

Protesters on both sides of the border are revolting against the same transnational policing and trade policies. 

Apr 28, 2015 / Greg Grandin

‘Targeted Killings’ Are a Drug Dealer’s Best Friend

‘Targeted Killings’ Are a Drug Dealer’s Best Friend ‘Targeted Killings’ Are a Drug Dealer’s Best Friend

Washington’s ‘assassination policy’ has been very effective... at increasing drug trafficking and promoting terrorism.

Apr 28, 2015 / Andrew Cockburn

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