Am I the Only Person Who Thinks Larry David Wasn’t Funny on Trump’s ‘SNL’? Am I the Only Person Who Thinks Larry David Wasn’t Funny on Trump’s ‘SNL’?
Shouting “Trump’s a racist!” helped inoculate Trump—and SNL—from seeming racist.
Nov 10, 2015 / Leslie Savan
Standing Up for Migrant Workers in the Gulf, 1 Installation at a Time Standing Up for Migrant Workers in the Gulf, 1 Installation at a Time
For the artists in the activist group Gulf Labor, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi epitomizes the conquest of art by corporate interests.
Nov 9, 2015 / Ursula Lindsey
November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City November 7, 1929: The Museum of Modern Art Opens in New York City
“If it really tries to show the best that is being done in the modern world irrespective of what happens to be in fashion, it has a chance to help create new standards.”
Nov 7, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Letters From the November 23/30 Issue Letters From the November 23/30 Issue
Bombs without borders… burying inequality… objectively unreasonable… a real bad apple… et tu, MSNBC?…
Nov 5, 2015 / Our Readers
She’s Leaving Home She’s Leaving Home
In Crimson Peak and Brooklyn, women have to find the world in order to find their place in it.
Nov 5, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Puzzle No. 3380 Puzzle No. 3380
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Endorsement of a program to introduce pests? (12) 9 Callas beginning to master a vocal solo (5) 10 Get pain from b…
Nov 5, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism 2 New Movies About Why the Powerful Are Trying to Kill Journalism
Truth and Spotlight put media at the heart of American democracy and make you wonder about its decline.
Nov 4, 2015 / Leslie Savan
October 31, 1926: Harry Houdini Dies October 31, 1926: Harry Houdini Dies
“His complete silence since his death…furnishes perhaps the strongest argument against the spiritualists.”
Oct 31, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
A Jazz Singer A Jazz Singer
Legendary vocalist Mark Murphy exemplified the jazz values of improvisation, swing, and in-the-moment spontaneity.
Oct 30, 2015 / David Hajdu
Her Writing Knows Things About Us That Most of Us Will Never Imagine Her Writing Knows Things About Us That Most of Us Will Never Imagine
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the publication of Jessica Hagedorn’s groundbreaking novel Dogeaters.
Oct 30, 2015 / Walter Mosley