A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865 A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865
The first box is for all the good white men. The ones who freed their slaves on Christmas. It’s always Christmas in the first box. The day Delpha shall go out. The day Viney shall…
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kiki Petrosino
Oedipus Oedipus
To end this brother, you climbed the moon to a far country, and never came back. By that I mean when the police broke their way into a room, billowing with suspicion, your body wa…
Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / D.M. Aderibigbe
Puzzle No. 3448 Puzzle No. 3448
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Flawless piano (upright) rings loudly (7) 5 Claimed organization makes a kind of point (7) 9 Pushed the original…
Nov 2, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Satisfactions of St. Vincent The Satisfactions of St. Vincent
There’s a full band’s worth of talent in that name.
Nov 1, 2017 / David Hajdu
We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid We Are All Refugees: A Conversation With Mohsin Hamid
The novel Exit West is about the many migrations that humans undergo. Its author finds universality and hope in that.
Oct 30, 2017 / Q&A / Caitlin L. Chandler
Documentaries, Satires, and Epics: The New York Film Festival Documentaries, Satires, and Epics: The New York Film Festival
What makes a film festival count for more than a tally of masterpieces?
Oct 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Trump’s FCC Chair Moves to Undermine Journalism and Democracy Trump’s FCC Chair Moves to Undermine Journalism and Democracy
If media cross-ownership rules are eliminated, monopolies will dominate.
Oct 26, 2017 / John Nichols
Gay Bingo at a Pasadena Animal Shelter Gay Bingo at a Pasadena Animal Shelter
My bingo cards are empty, because I’m not paying attention. I can’t hear the numbers, because something inward is being given substance. Then my mother and father appear in the bin…
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Henri Cole
Puzzle No. 3447 Puzzle No. 3447
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Suffering doubt, I offer more money (6) 5 Enchanting and unusual claim involving silver (7) 10 Mathematician’s rel…
Oct 26, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
In Search of Joni Mitchell In Search of Joni Mitchell
David Yaffe’s new biography doesn’t reach as far into the horizon as Mitchell’s music.
Oct 26, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Syme