The Odd Couple The Odd Couple
Through their editorial work on the writings of Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno and Gershom Scholem forged an unlikely friendship.
Jun 9, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Peter E. Gordon
The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities The Genius of Jane Jacobs, Who Changed the Way We Think About Cities
She argued in favor of local wisdom and community visions over the grandiose designs of distant planners.
Jun 8, 2016 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz
Chuffah Degree Zero Chuffah Degree Zero
Why has trivial conversation become essential in contemporary cinema?
Jun 7, 2016 / Joshua Clover
How Poems Think How Poems Think
The power of lyric poetry lies in negation, not self-assertion.
Jun 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Old Locks and Irregular Pounds Old Locks and Irregular Pounds
Henry Threadgill’s improvisations are adventurous, though never at the expense of human feeling.
Jun 3, 2016 / David Hajdu
Puzzle No. 3400 Puzzle No. 3400
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Large cat doesn’t finish eating large fruit (4) 3 Someone, moving in the old ways, ran and flocked together in dis…
Jun 2, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters From the June 20-27, 2016, Issue Letters From the June 20-27, 2016, Issue
For if dreams die… Thinking big—by thinking small… A chance to apologize… Unfinished or incomplete?…
Jun 2, 2016 / Our Readers
The Chameleon Painter The Chameleon Painter
Even in his most pared-down paintings, Philip Guston was digging for something new.
Jun 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Confronting the Resource Curse and Civil War in the Congo Confronting the Resource Curse and Civil War in the Congo
The depictions of Congolese humanity and pain in When Elephants Fight, a new documentary, make it necessary viewing for Westerners.
May 27, 2016 / John Knefel
Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility
The singular cinematic achievement of Straub-Huillet.
May 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose