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Puzzle No. 3486

Puzzle No. 3486 Puzzle No. 3486

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Different tactic ultimately executed (7)  5 Holiday tradition—for example, turning instrument over (6)  8 Broken-do…

Dec 20, 2018 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

In the Cold War’s Bloodlands

In the Cold War’s Bloodlands In the Cold War’s Bloodlands

A new history of the Cold War examines how the 45 years of peace between its rival superpowers were also 45 years of killing for much of the rest of the world.

Dec 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Immerwahr

Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill

Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill Why ‘Overmatch’ Is Overkill

The Pentagon’s strategy for global supremacy could bankrupt the country and spark a world war.

Dec 20, 2018 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

Fish market

We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe We Have Entered A Dangerous Moral Universe

What futures can we imagine when we no longer trust our senses?

Dec 19, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret Is Jazz’s Most Dynamic Quintet

Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret Is Jazz’s Most Dynamic Quintet Myra Melford’s Snowy Egret Is Jazz’s Most Dynamic Quintet

Their new album is an impeccably accomplished and deeply satisfying collection created largely through free improvisation.

Dec 19, 2018 / David Hajdu

‘Survivor’ and the Strange Thrill of Late Capitalism’s Reality TV

‘Survivor’ and the Strange Thrill of Late Capitalism’s Reality TV ‘Survivor’ and the Strange Thrill of Late Capitalism’s Reality TV

The show fabricates a society to study how power is distributed within it, and in doing so, magnifies the demands that capitalism makes of ordinary people.

Dec 18, 2018 / Erin Schwartz

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

‘Conspiracy Theorists’ Refute Trump’s Fact-Filled Tweets ‘Conspiracy Theorists’ Refute Trump’s Fact-Filled Tweets

Sad!

Dec 18, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

Roma screening

‘Roma’ for the People ‘Roma’ for the People

Alfonso Cuarón’s new film breathes new life into Mexico’s “haunted” presidential palace.

Dec 17, 2018 / Ellen Freeman

The Black Feminist Roots of James Baldwin’s ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’

The Black Feminist Roots of James Baldwin’s ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ The Black Feminist Roots of James Baldwin’s ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’

Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of the 1971 novel updates its black feminist framework to reflect today’s issues. 

Dec 17, 2018 / Elias Rodriques

The Marxist Pop-Culture Theorist Who Influenced a Generation

The Marxist Pop-Culture Theorist Who Influenced a Generation The Marxist Pop-Culture Theorist Who Influenced a Generation

Through his blog, k-punk, Mark Fisher pioneered a different kind of cultural criticism.

Dec 14, 2018 / Rob Arcand

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