Puzzle No. 1617 Puzzle No. 1617
This puzzle originally appeared in the January 31, 1976, issue.
Jan 12, 2011 / Frank W. Lewis
Little Pick Eye Little Pick Eye
Little Pick Eye turned William over like the boots his mama left in the hall. Stupid pickle gulls pulled the hair out of his head. Call him kid flower and I guess over time stiffened and plucked is how you might describe him. The main thing to remember is that it's not your fault. You didn't introduce him to the cigar. You didn't give him a hottie tottie when he got froze outa school and you aint gonna straighten him out with a crowbar now. Dogs dancing with their big old teeth, bars a shakin, neighbors scramin neighbors. You pay good money to live somewhere and then wammo, God makes it snow all over your car. Odds are bad you called for advice but advice is what you're gonna get: Work to be the bastard Live to be the bastard And then be the bastard That, or they'll take your money right out of the bank in front of your eyes and tell ya about it. Now Git. Now Git! Now Git! You didn't make it, we just gave it to you for something you did.
Jan 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Beckman
The Violence of the Broken Economy The Violence of the Broken Economy
A lot of people have talked this week about violent political rhetoric bringing the US to a fever pitch, but there's something else keeping people on edge: that's economic catastro...
Jan 12, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Slide Show: Tracking BP’s Oil in the Gulf Slide Show: Tracking BP’s Oil in the Gulf
In the aftermath of the April 2010 explosion on BP’s Deepwater Horizon oilrig, the media was saturated with images of oil-streaked Gulf Coast water and birds coated in a toxi…
Jan 12, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Mystery of the Black Goo The Mystery of the Black Goo
Why is a slimy substance made up of dead plankton and other organisms coating the floor of the Gulf of Mexico?
Jan 12, 2011 / Big Noise Films and The Nation
The Mystery of the Black Goo The Mystery of the Black Goo
Why is a slimy substance made up of dead plankton and other organisms coating the floor of the Gulf of Mexico?
Jan 12, 2011 / Naomi Klein
Giffords Shooting Reveals Flaws in US Mental Health Services Giffords Shooting Reveals Flaws in US Mental Health Services
Congresswoman shot in Arizona, the Republican-led charade to have "Obamacare" repealed and an update on reproductive rights in the United States.
Jan 12, 2011 / Lindsay Beyerstein
One Year Later, Haiti Hasn’t ‘Built Back Better’ One Year Later, Haiti Hasn’t ‘Built Back Better’
The year of relief efforts following Haiti's devastating earthquake has only exposed of the failures of the NGO aid system.
Jan 12, 2011 / Isabeau Doucet
Israel’s Assault on Human Rights Israel’s Assault on Human Rights
The government is blocking access to websites at the airport and moving bills through the Knesset to stifle political speech. Where will it end?
Jan 12, 2011 / Neve Gordon
Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’ Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’
Sarah Palin joins hyper-defensive conservatives in attacking dialogue that considers the political climate as part of the explanation for the hooting rampage that wounded Cong...
Jan 12, 2011 / John Nichols