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
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
How Socially Engaged Activism Is Transforming Cuba How Socially Engaged Activism Is Transforming Cuba
Community-run cultural centers are rejuvenating post-industrial life, especially for a younger generation.
Feb 21, 2018 / Sujatha Fernandes
Into the Latin American Songbook Into the Latin American Songbook
No contemporary artist has reimagined Latin American folk songs as elegantly and tenderly as Natalia Lafourcade.
Feb 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
Bijan Stephen Strikes a Chord as New Music Critic for ‘The Nation’ Bijan Stephen Strikes a Chord as New Music Critic for ‘The Nation’
Joins the magazine’s growing roster of critics to cover music.
Feb 15, 2018 / Press Room
The alt-R&B of Rhye The alt-R&B of Rhye
Despite all of the sex baked into Blood, the album is striking for the sense of solitude that lurks beneath its surface.
Feb 15, 2018 / Bijan Stephen
What Axes Are Good For What Axes Are Good For
is murdering unguarded presidents of countries you were not born in. This is a reminder that I was not born here or at all I stumbled into this limp living like a glue trap & s…
Feb 15, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Brad Trumpfheller
Puzzle No. 3457 Puzzle No. 3457
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Catches sight of sandwich back where some commuters sit (3,5) 5 Greedy person captivated by lush source of dr…
Feb 15, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
With His Assault on PBS and NPR, Trump Seeks to Eliminate Real News With His Assault on PBS and NPR, Trump Seeks to Eliminate Real News
In much of America, PBS and NPR stations represent the primary alternative to fanaticism and fakery.
Feb 14, 2018 / John Nichols
The First Black Presidential Couple in the National Portrait Gallery—and the First Black Presidential Portrait Artists The First Black Presidential Couple in the National Portrait Gallery—and the First Black Presidential Portrait Artists
Rujeko Hockley, an assistant curator at the Whitney, reflects on the importance of the works by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald.
Feb 13, 2018 / Collier Meyerson