Music for Dark Times Music for Dark Times
MGMT and Poliça’s new albums offer songs of solace and alarm.
Mar 8, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Bijan Stephen
Puzzle No. 3459 Puzzle No. 3459
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Steamship in a lake? Quite the opposite when making a TV show (6) 4 Style accessory is small and brittle (8)…
Mar 8, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
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
On her new album, Loner, the singer-songwriter breaks free of genre.
Mar 5, 2018 / Abigail Covington
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
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
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
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
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
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