Culture

Picabia’s Monsters

Picabia’s Monsters Picabia’s Monsters

Even at his most iconoclastic, the French avant-gardist sought to paint life.

Feb 23, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

When Time Stopped Forever

When Time Stopped Forever When Time Stopped Forever

Han Kang’s new novel mines the violent past and uncertain future of South Korean politics.

Feb 22, 2017 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim

Is Milo Yiannopoulos All That Different From Trump?

Is Milo Yiannopoulos All That Different From Trump? Is Milo Yiannopoulos All That Different From Trump?

The political trajectory of Milo Yiannopoulos tracks the man he calls “Daddy.

Feb 21, 2017 / Joan Walsh

Socialism’s Return

Socialism’s Return Socialism’s Return

After more than a half-century in the wilderness, the socialist left reemerges in America.

Feb 21, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Patrick Iber

Forget the Musical—Alexander Hamilton’s Real Legacy Is the Poverty-Stricken City He Founded

Forget the Musical—Alexander Hamilton’s Real Legacy Is the Poverty-Stricken City He Founded Forget the Musical—Alexander Hamilton’s Real Legacy Is the Poverty-Stricken City He Founded

So why are the leaders of Paterson, NJ,  so eager to capitalize on his memory?

Feb 21, 2017 / Feature / Richard Kreitner

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Defending Our Borders From Hell-Demons From Another Dimension Defending Our Borders From Hell-Demons From Another Dimension

“Only Trump can make Americans safe again!”

Feb 21, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

NSA Headquarters

What Is the Deep State? What Is the Deep State?

Even if we assume the concept is valid, surely it’s not useful to think of the competing interests it represents as monolithic.

Feb 17, 2017 / Greg Grandin

A People’s Globalism: Notes Toward a New Left Internationalism

A People’s Globalism: Notes Toward a New Left Internationalism A People’s Globalism: Notes Toward a New Left Internationalism

Three writers consider the major foreign-policy questions facing the left today.

Feb 16, 2017 / Michael Walzer, Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, and Jedediah Britton-Purdy

Epivir, d4T, Crixivan

Epivir, d4T, Crixivan Epivir, d4T, Crixivan

The new disease came, but not without warning. The drugs were a toxic combo that kept the sick going another year. I loved how you talked in your sleep about free will. Your clothe…

Feb 16, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Henri Cole

Puzzle No. 3423

Puzzle No. 3423 Puzzle No. 3423

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Tot had rum, getting drunk in college (9)  6 Introduction to Mr. Smith’s Mrs. (5)  9 Feeling jealous after losing a…

Feb 16, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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