Arts and Entertainment

The Purge: Election Year

The Liberal Catechism The Liberal Catechism

The allegory in the latest installment of The Purge is pretty clear: Election 2016.

Jul 8, 2016 / Joshua Clover

Puzzle No. 3402

Puzzle No. 3402 Puzzle No. 3402

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Legume enthusiast catches Gardner with bare shoulders (4,4)  5 Love to sail to Washington with Native American (6)…

Jun 30, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery

Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery

A “look” is a kind of instant style: quickly executed and dispatched, immediately understood and overcharged with incident. It is time for a new view.

Jun 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose

The Big Friendly Director

The Big Friendly Director The Big Friendly Director

Steven Spielberg, who has never shown much interest in human-scaled cinema, makes his self-portrait three stories tall in The BFG.

Jun 28, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians

Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians Seeing Appalachia Through the Eyes of Appalachians

Several new media projects are re-envisioning a region long stereotyped as backward and ignorant.

Jun 25, 2016 / Photo Essay / Layne Amerikaner

15 Short Texts in Search of Hilla Becher

15 Short Texts in Search of Hilla Becher 15 Short Texts in Search of Hilla Becher

One of the creations of her and her husband’s artistic partnership was the seemingly perfect fusion of their visions.

Jun 22, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl

Paul McCartney Performing

Now He’s Amazed Now He’s Amazed

A stalwart critic of Paul McCartney becomes a fan.

Jun 22, 2016 / David Hajdu

Magnitsky Documentary

By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment By Screening ‘The Magnitsky Act,’ the Newseum Stood Up for the First Amendment

Should ultra-wealthy foreign nationals be able to transform their personal vendettas against foreign governments into law?

Jun 20, 2016 / James Carden

Janet McTeer in Taming of the Shrew

Shrewd Taming Shrewd Taming

Despite its all-female cast, a new production of The Taming of the Shrew is still a man’s story.

Jun 16, 2016 / Carey Purcell

Puzzle No. 3401

Puzzle No. 3401 Puzzle No. 3401

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Evil supplier of money running game (9)  6 Prickly ones perform in front of Charles I (5)  9 Sanufactures? (5) 10 P…

Jun 16, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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