Culture

German punks

Anarchy in the GDR Anarchy in the GDR

A Q&A with Tim Mohr.

Oct 8, 2018 / Q&A / William Ralston

Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz

Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz Nate Chinen’s Daring New History of Modern Jazz

Nate Chinen’s new book confronts the contemporary jazz moment with clarity and authority.

Oct 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu

Love Is Greater

Love Is Greater Love Is Greater

Graffiti seen in Amman, Jordan.

Oct 5, 2018 / OppArt / Anonymous

Comix Nation

Comix Nation Comix Nation

ignore this…

Oct 4, 2018 / Peter Kuper

Brett Kavanaugh testifies

Kavanaugh’s Testimony Kavanaugh’s Testimony

He whined, he bullied and he wept— Behaving like an unhinged lout. The White House saw a grand display— Judicial temperament throughout.

Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Puzzle No. 3478

Puzzle No. 3478 Puzzle No. 3478

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Composer taking and retaking ingredients of Advil? Not! (7,7) 10 What remains after a fire: a tree (3) 11 Herb’s te…

Oct 4, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The German Century

The German Century The German Century

A new book documents the ordinary lives of Germans caught in a country and century marked by regime change, economic catastrophe, and war.

Oct 4, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

Who Owns Kafka?

Who Owns Kafka? Who Owns Kafka?

The complicated legacy of the writer’s estate.

Oct 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley

Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction

Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction Ling Ma’s Disaster Fiction

Part sci-fi thriller, part genre-fiction, Severance follows a millennial New Yorker’s struggle to survive.

Oct 2, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Very ‘Shouty’ Judicial Committee Hearing A Very ‘Shouty’ Judicial Committee Hearing

So many loud, angry men.

Oct 2, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow

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