Advice, From One Giant of 20th Century Literature to Another Advice, From One Giant of 20th Century Literature to Another
Kurt Vonnegut’s 1967 entreaty to José Donoso.
Dec 16, 2019 / Editorial / Kurt Vonnegut
Between Familial and World-Historical: The Legacy of Chantal Akerman Between Familial and World-Historical: The Legacy of Chantal Akerman
One of the Belgian filmmaker’s final works, a memoir about the last years of her mother’s life, shines a light on the roots of her art.
Dec 13, 2019 / Eliza Levinson
Puzzle No. 3518 Puzzle No. 3518
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Immaculate lace tangled by a bunch of astronauts while holding two pieces of string (5,2,1,7) 9 Business gathering…
Dec 12, 2019 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Do Auxuman’s AI Singers Herald the Shape of Music to Come? Do Auxuman’s AI Singers Herald the Shape of Music to Come?
A new company started by British Iranian interdisciplinary artist Ash Koosha is making the musicians of the future using artificial intelligence technology.
Dec 12, 2019 / David Hajdu
Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins
An immersive retrospective of the Los Angeles painter’s work luxuriates in attention to detail.
Dec 11, 2019 / Larissa Pham
The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice The West Does Not Have a Copyright on Justice
British scholar Priyamvada Gopal discusses the hidden histories of anticolonialism.
Dec 10, 2019 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini
How the Labor Movement Built New York How the Labor Movement Built New York
A new museum exhibit shows that you cannot understand the city’s history without understanding its workers.
Dec 10, 2019 / Nick Juravich
Michael Namingha’s Altered Landscapes Michael Namingha’s Altered Landscapes
The Santa Fe artist’s work opens eyes to the effects of drilling and fracking on some of New Mexico's most iconic landscapes.
Dec 9, 2019 / Alexandra Marvar
‘The Irishman’ Tells the Story of the Corruption of Empire ‘The Irishman’ Tells the Story of the Corruption of Empire
Scorsese’s gangster epic highlights the personal and political cost of counterrevolutionary violence.
Dec 6, 2019 / Jeet Heer
Nathan J. Robinson Wants You to Be a Socialist Nathan J. Robinson Wants You to Be a Socialist
We talked to the editor of Current Affairs about his new book, an impassioned argument for socialism in the 21st century.
Dec 6, 2019 / Q&A / Teddy Ostrow