Good Night, Sweet Prince Good Night, Sweet Prince
The death of the musical legend has me reeling, and remembering vividly what it was like the one time I was in his presence.
Apr 21, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Prince of Sex The Prince of Sex
When Reagan was president, and sex was death, it was a Prince song that turned me inside out.
Apr 21, 2016 / Richard Kim
Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump
Plus Amy Wilentz on Hillary and Haiti, and the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel about Vietnam.
Apr 21, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Five Books: These Histories of Black Struggle Should Inform Us in 2016 Five Books: These Histories of Black Struggle Should Inform Us in 2016
Essential reading.
Apr 21, 2016 / 5 Books / Dani McClain
Puzzle No. 3397 Puzzle No. 3397
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 & 27 Traitor goes before that woman sooner (6) 3 Mercury is alive (11) 9 Nobel Prize–winning writer reviewed…
Apr 21, 2016 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
How to Succeed on Broadway! How to Succeed on Broadway!
Why is Arthur Miller one of the most lauded American playwrights—and one of the most vilified?
Apr 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
Hume’s Call to Action Hume’s Call to Action
For philosophy to be effective, it has to understand the world in which it operates. David Hume brought history and politics to the realm of ideas.
Apr 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Richard Bourke
There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers
14-year-old Corrine Bobb-Semple has lived in Bed-Stuy her whole life. Her classmates haven’t.
Apr 20, 2016 / Audio / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright
Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor
I can’t often afford new toys for my son, but I can give him the gift of creativity.
Apr 19, 2016 / Alison Stine
The Primary Season That Won’t End The Primary Season That Won’t End
An ongoing series that won’t be over any time soon.
Apr 19, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow