Arts and Entertainment

What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?

What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison? What Would It Take To Actually See What Life Is Like in Prison?

An issue and exhibit from the photography foundation Aperture breaks down old tropes of prison life.

Mar 6, 2018 / Photo Essay / John Washington

Caroline Rose, Escaping Americana

Caroline Rose, Escaping Americana Caroline Rose, Escaping Americana

On her new album, Loner, the singer-songwriter breaks free of genre.

Mar 5, 2018 / Abigail Covington

Atlanta's Donald Glover and Lakeith Stanfield

The Surrealist Grace of Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’  The Surrealist Grace of Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’ 

At any given moment, it can feel like a family drama, a Southern Gothic horror story, and a sketch comedy.

Mar 2, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

‘Here and Now’ Checks Every Box

‘Here and Now’ Checks Every Box ‘Here and Now’ Checks Every Box

Is HBO’s new show a critique of our contemporary culture or a symptom of it?

Mar 2, 2018 / David Yaffe

Rejjie Snow’s Borderless Music

Rejjie Snow’s Borderless Music Rejjie Snow’s Borderless Music

Dear Annie, the Irish rapper’s studio debut, is a striking picture of international collaboration.

Feb 28, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Briana Younger

David Lang’s Collaborators

David Lang’s Collaborators David Lang’s Collaborators

Many musicians have mined the Internet for lyrics—what Lang has done with The Day is make it memorable.

Feb 26, 2018 / David Hajdu

Daniel Joseph Martinez’s Blunt Statements

Daniel Joseph Martinez’s Blunt Statements Daniel Joseph Martinez’s Blunt Statements

What does it mean for an American artist to make photographs using the image of the German revolutionary Ulrike Meinhof?

Feb 23, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

‘Black Panther,’ Beyond Expectations

‘Black Panther,’ Beyond Expectations ‘Black Panther,’ Beyond Expectations

The big-budget pop movie surprises with themes and emotions that might escape the attention of action fans but are present all the same.

Feb 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Where the wall meets the river

Where the wall meets the river Where the wall meets the river

the neighbors who begged it built are astonished they can no longer see the river taste it sweeten it for the fevered child Where the wall meets the river the neighbors cease to be…

Feb 22, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Shanna Compton

Puzzle No. 3458

Puzzle No. 3458 Puzzle No. 3458

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Mixture made from tonic ingredients, in various proportions (10)  6 Eisenhower almost backed up religious leader (4…

Feb 22, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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