Culture

When Big Names Are Everywhere

When Big Names Are Everywhere When Big Names Are Everywhere

Norman and Obit are movies lovingly dedicated to the virtues of the small and the anonymous.

Apr 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Obama From the Rearview Mirror

Obama From the Rearview Mirror Obama From the Rearview Mirror

The former president didn’t lose the argument with the right; he chose not to wage it.

Apr 20, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Robert L. Borosage

Puzzle No. 3431 Puzzle No. 3431

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Start leaving spots on arch, without regard for the consequences (10)  6 Recalled relative with island bird (4) 10 …

Apr 20, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Bill O'Reilly

Bye-Bye, Bill O’Reilly Bye-Bye, Bill O’Reilly

On and off screen, Bill O’Reilly helped create the sexist, racist, right-wing culture that was the Fox News brand.

Apr 19, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Inside the Birth of a Trump-Inspired Intellectual Magazine

Inside the Birth of a Trump-Inspired Intellectual Magazine Inside the Birth of a Trump-Inspired Intellectual Magazine

Reading through American Affairs, one gets the sense that avoiding policy questions is as much a strategy as a politics.

Apr 19, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Gideon Lewis-Kraus

These New Yorkers Are Covering Advertisements with Art

These New Yorkers Are Covering Advertisements with Art These New Yorkers Are Covering Advertisements with Art

For the collective Art in Ad Places, advertising poisons the potential splendor of public space.

Apr 18, 2017 / Photo Essay / Carlos Ballesteros

‘Trump Is Just Tearing Off the Mask’: An Interview with Eric Foner

‘Trump Is Just Tearing Off the Mask’: An Interview with Eric Foner ‘Trump Is Just Tearing Off the Mask’: An Interview with Eric Foner

The esteemed American historian talks about his new book, the politics of history, and the meaning of “a usable past.”

Apr 18, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed

What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed What America’s 19th-Century Reformers and Radicals Missed

A new book on the antebellum period captures the dangers of confusing self-improvement with institutional change.

Apr 18, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Brenda Wineapple

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

How to Act When an Airline ‘Reaccommodates’ You How to Act When an Airline ‘Reaccommodates’ You

Oh, and by “reaccomodate,” they mean remove the last vestiges of dignity you had after going through security.

Apr 18, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

International Women's Day Strike in NYC

It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement It’s Time to Resurrect the Counterculture Movement

The largest progressive mobilization since the Vietnam era offers a unique opportunity.

Apr 17, 2017 / Ira Chernus

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