oh your finger mulatto oh your finger mulatto
where did you leave it entangled in which propeller in whose maw who preserves it as a keepsake in a small crystal vase who uses it for shark bait who keeps it as a chinrest while…
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Mayra Santos-Febres
from ‘TRIPAS’ from ‘TRIPAS’
Conduzco y conduces —carpoolers & Catholics— conduction wires to Latin. “Brought together” —heads bowed as if praying— these women make strange commun…
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Brandon Som
ah mulato tu dedo ah mulato tu dedo
dónde lo dejaste1 enredado en qué helice en qué fauce2 quién lo conserva de recuerdo en un frasquito de cristal3 quién lo usa para carnada con qué pescar tiburones4 quién lo apoya…
May 3, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Mayra Santos-Febres
Never Trumpers Never Mattered Never Trumpers Never Mattered
They’re all over the media, but they’re politically insignificant.
May 3, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman
The ‘People’s Pulitzers’ Salute Those Who Give Voice to the Powerless The ‘People’s Pulitzers’ Salute Those Who Give Voice to the Powerless
The remarkable work of this year’s Hillman Prize winners is a timely reminder of the indispensable role of the free press in sustaining a democracy.
May 1, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Disheartened Trump Can’t Get ‘Fox & Friends’ to Hear What He’s Saying Disheartened Trump Can’t Get ‘Fox & Friends’ to Hear What He’s Saying
It’s sad!
May 1, 2018 / Tom Tomorrow
A Press Corps Full of Aunt Lydias A Press Corps Full of Aunt Lydias
Why are so many journalists defending Sarah Huckabee Sanders?
Apr 30, 2018 / Katha Pollitt
How Much ‘Roseanne’ Has Changed How Much ‘Roseanne’ Has Changed
The show’s reboot has turned out to be much safer than the original.
Apr 30, 2018 / Judy Berman
The Very Specific 2006-ishness of Those Alleged Joy Reid Posts The Very Specific 2006-ishness of Those Alleged Joy Reid Posts
I don’t know if Reid wrote the posts in question, but it wouldn’t surprise me if she, or any liberal blogger at the time, had.
Apr 27, 2018 / Richard Kim
