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Puzzle No. 3529

Puzzle No. 3529 Puzzle No. 3529

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Eastern yogi, originally in Asian capital, had a meal before beginning to read our message for Nation cryptic solve…

Mar 26, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality

Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality Thomas Piketty: Confronting Our Long History of Massive Inequality

We talked to the French economist about his new book Capital and Ideology, his thoughts on Covid-19, and more.

Mar 26, 2020 / Editorial / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Emily Nemens Talks Baseball and the Art of the Quarterly

Emily Nemens Talks Baseball and the Art of the Quarterly Emily Nemens Talks Baseball and the Art of the Quarterly

With the baseball season delayed, the new book by the editor of The Paris Review, The Cactus League, is a salve for fans.

Mar 25, 2020 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini

Jay Electronica’s Wayward Rap Journey

Jay Electronica’s Wayward Rap Journey Jay Electronica’s Wayward Rap Journey

His mesmerizing, flawed, and long-awaited debut album, A Written Testimony, is one of the strangest rap records in recent memory.

Mar 25, 2020 / Stephen Kearse

Reliefer

Reliefer Reliefer

Jared Kushner steps in to fix White House’s chaotic response to the pandemic.—News reports He’s tasked with devising a Middle East peace, Has other portfolios equally grand. So w…

Mar 24, 2020 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Carbon Copies

Carbon Copies Carbon Copies

1- Cattle in the agriculture of a self besieged by the deceit of payback as insurance against extinction. There are other ways. Everything in moderation. The middle path comes afte…

Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Fady Joudah

The Virtues

The Virtues The Virtues

To practice the virtues, you’ll need to ask What a virtuous person would do in a situation Like this one, here in the health-food restaurant, After witnessing the young father, two…

Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Carl Dennis

The Young Lords’ Revolution

The Young Lords’ Revolution The Young Lords’ Revolution

A new book looks at the history of the Afro-Latinx radical activist group and how their influence continues to be felt.

Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Ed Morales

How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood

How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood How Films Were Made in Cold War Hollywood

Lillian Ross’s Picture traces the ways in which the Red Scare shaped a generation’s creative and professional compromises.

Mar 24, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Max Nelson

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

I Guess We’re All in This Together? I Guess We’re All in This Together?

Sure, things are different under coronavirus. But spending our days eye-rolling at the Trump administration will never change.

Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Tom Tomorrow

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