Belief in ‘American Gods’ Belief in ‘American Gods’
Based on a 2001 novel, the new TV show explores immigration, assimilation, and the march to modernity.
Jun 19, 2017 / Loren A. Lynch
How to Protect the Environment Where It’s Worked by Human Hands How to Protect the Environment Where It’s Worked by Human Hands
In Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman, Miriam Horn reminds us what Middle America looks like as a place, not an ideology.
Jun 19, 2017 / Madeline Ostrander
The Summer of Love Is Far More Relevant Today Than You Think The Summer of Love Is Far More Relevant Today Than You Think
Fifty years later, the hippies’ rebellion against the national security state is more important than ever.
Jun 19, 2017 / Ira Chernus
Mary Gaitskill Remains Open to Opposition Mary Gaitskill Remains Open to Opposition
The closest thing we get to a precept in Somebody with a Little Hammer is that we should all try to learn to think for ourselves—and, even then, things can go wrong.
Jun 19, 2017 / Larissa Pham
Adapting ‘Angels in America’ Adapting ‘Angels in America’
Sometimes, adaptation is a form of redundancy. This new opera, based on Tony Kushner’s 1992 play, is something stirring in its own way and unexpectedly timely.
Jun 16, 2017 / David Hajdu
Republican Legislators Want You to Think Confederate Monuments Aren’t Political Republican Legislators Want You to Think Confederate Monuments Aren’t Political
Under the guise of historical preservation, Southern states have passed laws preventing the removal of Confederate symbols.
Jun 15, 2017 / Jonathan S. Blake
Puzzle No. 3435 Puzzle No. 3435
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Measure of acidity sustained by Scandinavian nymph (6) 5 Like an ostrich or piebald cuckoo (7) 10 Craft spun out v…
Jun 15, 2017 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
American Culture Has Become More Open, International, and Diverse. Trump’s Budget Would Reverse That. American Culture Has Become More Open, International, and Diverse. Trump’s Budget Would Reverse That.
The budget would deal crippling blows to institutions in the arts and humanities and to organizations that foster understanding of global affairs and cultures.
Jun 14, 2017 / Barbara Crossette
E.P. Thompson’s Search for a New Popular Front E.P. Thompson’s Search for a New Popular Front
Despite a lifetime of political disappointments, the historian never gave up on the prospects of a broad left-wing social movement.
Jun 14, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stefan Collini
Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History Removing the Confederate Monuments In New Orleans Was Only a First Step Toward Righting the Wrongs of History
The real sanitization of the past happened when the statues were put up. To correct the record, a museum of Reconstruction should take their place.
Jun 14, 2017 / StudentNation / Scott P. Marler