Culture

Eduardo Galeano

Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection Excerpt: Eduardo Galeano’s Final Short-Story Collection

Hunter of Stories retells tales from our everyday lives with unparalleled compassion.

Nov 2, 2017 / Eduardo Galeano

A Guide to the Louisa County Free Negro & Slave Records, 1770–1865

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 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

Trump debate Nevada

Memories of a Conversation Between Donald Trump and a Gold Star Widow Memories of a Conversation Between Donald Trump and a Gold Star Widow

Donald Trump says he has “one of the greatest memories of all time.” —News reports In testimony regarding the suit against Trump University, Donald Trump says “I don’t remember” 35…

Nov 2, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Puzzle No. 3448

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 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age The US Constitution Is Over 2 Centuries Old and Showing Its Age

To fix our broken system, we need a new constitutional convention.

Nov 2, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

The Other Foucault

The Other Foucault The Other Foucault

What led the French theorist of madness and sexuality to politics?

Nov 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins

The Satisfactions of St. Vincent

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

The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz

The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz The Miseducation of Eva Moskowitz

What does it mean for parents and their children to be “consumers” of education?

Nov 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Megan Erickson

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

In Case You’ve Forgotten, Everything Is Terrible In Case You’ve Forgotten, Everything Is Terrible

This still isn’t normal.

Oct 31, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

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