Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Noon ictus cooling the veranda’s fretwork the child sits after his harp boning burlesque in the bower, his slit of gulls nerves silenced into hydrangea. Violet and roan, the bridal sun is opening and closing a window, filling a clay pot of coins with coins; candle jars, a crystal globe, cut milk boxes with horn petals snapping their iceberg-Golgotha crackle. The loneliness is terrible, the ice is near, says the hasp-lipped devil, casting beatitudes at the castor-oiled pimps in Parliament, Pray for them, joyfully, their amazing death! Light seethes bulging like pipes blown with napalm from his big golden eyes turning the afternoon ten degrees backwards, then through palm fronds’ teething the bridled air, sprigs of goat hair fall.
Nov 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Ishion Hutchinson
No Fate but Entropy No Fate but Entropy
Swagger and survival in Foxcatcher and Red Army
Nov 11, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
A Rebellion Against Injustice and Hate A Rebellion Against Injustice and Hate
Receiving a humanitarian award from the Academy, 87-year-old Harry Belafonte speaks out about his political commitments—and how he was punished for them.
Nov 11, 2014 / Harry Belafonte
Stephen Colbert to GOP: Don’t Fall Into ‘the Governing Trap’ Stephen Colbert to GOP: Don’t Fall Into ‘the Governing Trap’
Now that the Republicans will control the House and the Senate, they’re free to strut their stuff and start governing.
Nov 11, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Puzzle No. 3345 Puzzle No. 3345
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Nov 11, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters Letters
Got it covered… block that vote!… Berman replies… smarter than yeast?… the rich shall inherit… climate poem for Naomi…
Nov 11, 2014 / Our Readers and Ari Berman
Never Mind ISIS, It’s ISDS That’s the Real Threat Never Mind ISIS, It’s ISDS That’s the Real Threat
The Trans-Pacific Partnership might give corporations the ability to sue countries for “expected future profits.”
Nov 11, 2014 / Greg Grandin
An Altercation Veterans Day Message An Altercation Veterans Day Message
Eric on this week's concerts and Reed on how the pundits and politicians have failed us for fourteen Veterans Days straight.
Nov 11, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
The American Empire on the Psychiatrist’s Couch The American Empire on the Psychiatrist’s Couch
Exploring the roots of imperial depression.
Nov 11, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Prisons Are Destroying Communities and Making All of Us Less Safe Prisons Are Destroying Communities and Making All of Us Less Safe
Isolation does not “rehabilitate” people. Disappearance does not deter harm. And prison does not keep us safe.
Nov 11, 2014 / Maya Schenwar