La Cumbia Feminazi La Cumbia Feminazi
Word of the year, struggle of a lifetime.
Dec 29, 2017 / OppArt / Renee Goust
Russiagate Is Devolving Into an Effort to Stigmatize Dissent Russiagate Is Devolving Into an Effort to Stigmatize Dissent
An amicus brief to a lawsuit filed against Roger Stone and the Trump campaign raises troubling questions over the right to political speech.
Dec 28, 2017 / James Carden
Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win) Hairdressers of the World Unite! (You Have Nothing to Lose but Your Locks… and a Community to Win)
In one Havana neighborhood, they’re doing exactly that.
Dec 28, 2017 / Sujatha Fernandes
The Alpha Male’s Guide to Power-Hair-Styling The Alpha Male’s Guide to Power-Hair-Styling
ignore this…
Dec 28, 2017 / Sally Gardner
It’s a Daisy It’s a Daisy
Bats twin the sky drowsy from billowing home to watch Night Court. I, Nikki, as a contemporary woman: is bound to ask who’s spiraling in the faucet. If you keep no-lye relaxers on…
Dec 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Nikki Wallschlaeger
Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue Letters From the January 15-22, 2018, Issue
The long con…
Dec 28, 2017 / Our Readers and Richard Kreitner
Detour Detour
The Trump administration has prohibited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from using seven words or phrases, such as “fetus” and “science-based,” in agency budget docu…
Dec 28, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Puzzle No. 3452 Puzzle No. 3452
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Ultimately, saddest tear to go viral (5) 4 Those who aren’t expert mostly gather to admit true failing (8) 9 “Loo…
Dec 28, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Mary McCarthy’s Unsparing Honesty Mary McCarthy’s Unsparing Honesty
For McCarthy, accuracy was more than just a literary aesthetic; it was a moral and political position.
Dec 28, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty