Listening to Michael Jackson Will Never Be the Same Listening to Michael Jackson Will Never Be the Same
What it means to listen to Jackson’s music after HBO’s Leaving Neverland.
Mar 22, 2019 / David Hajdu
The College-Admissions Scandal The College-Admissions Scandal
Admissions advantages rich kids enjoy Were hardly sufficient for one wealthy faction. Through cheating and bribing they paid to create Their very own form of affirmative action.
Mar 21, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
They Brought Her In They Brought Her In
They brought her in to sit in the audience. They brought her in to listen. They brought her in to look pretty and keep her mouth shut. They brought her in to laugh at the right…
Mar 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Lauren K. Watel
Puzzle No. 3493 Puzzle No. 3493
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Member of the aristocracy! (8) – 5 Note in tub is an inspiration (6) 10 Chief of Loyola University caught in…
Mar 21, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Past and Future of the American Strike The Past and Future of the American Strike
A new book tells the history of America through its workplace struggles.
Mar 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Rich Yeselson
Europe’s Twin Specters of Fear Europe’s Twin Specters of Fear
Paul Hanebrink’s new book tracks the entwined history of European anti-Semitism and anticommunism.
Mar 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / James Chappel
North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident North Korea Through the Eyes of an American Dissident
As entertainment that deftly mixes history, satire, pathos, and comedy, Next Stop: North Korea is an unqualified success.
Mar 20, 2019 / Tim Shorrock
Benedikt Erlingsson’s Fabulist Tale of Eco-Justice Benedikt Erlingsson’s Fabulist Tale of Eco-Justice
Hilarious and urgent, Woman at War tells the story of one warrior’s quest to fight the forces warming our planet.
Mar 20, 2019 / Stuart Klawans
Rediscovering Nelson Algren Rediscovering Nelson Algren
The literary giant’s unique resonance in our anti-capitalist moment.
Mar 19, 2019 / Dan Simon
Berryman Berryman
A poem from the celebrated late poet, W. S. Merwin.
Mar 19, 2019 / Books & the Arts / W.S. Merwin