5 Novels About the Sordid Lives of High-Minded People 5 Novels About the Sordid Lives of High-Minded People
Zetigeist literature that prefigures the Brat Pack.
Oct 13, 2016 / Michelle Dean
Luke Cage Is Not for Hire Luke Cage Is Not for Hire
Netflix and Marvel revive the character who originated amid the post–civil rights turmoil.
Oct 12, 2016 / Loren A. Lynch
The Brat Pack Grows Up The Brat Pack Grows Up
Once the voice of youthful dissatisfaction, Jay McInerney, Tama Janowitz, and Bret Easton Ellis experience the growing pains of middle age.
Oct 12, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean
President Obama: In the Final Stretch President Obama: In the Final Stretch
Taking stock of the president’s last moments in office.
Oct 7, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
A Seat at Solange’s Table A Seat at Solange’s Table
A poem inspired by her new album.
Oct 7, 2016 / Morgan Parker
This Film Shows Syria’s Civil War From the Victims’ Point of View This Film Shows Syria’s Civil War From the Victims’ Point of View
The White Helmets is a harrowing documentary about that country’s heroic first responders.
Oct 6, 2016 / Lydia Wilson
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Is an Epic Fail ‘The Birth of a Nation’ Is an Epic Fail
From its depictions of black women to the representation of slavery itself, Nate Parker’s film is deeply flawed and historically inaccurate.
Oct 6, 2016 / Leslie M. Alexander
A Journey Into the Heart of Trump Country A Journey Into the Heart of Trump Country
Arlie Hochschild on her new book, plus Amy Wilentz on Trump’s high road and Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser on Command and Control.
Oct 6, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Puzzle No. 3410 Puzzle No. 3410
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Hater’s need! (6,2,5) 9 Find start of trail and wander (5) 10 Peruvian hollers for working together (2,7) 11 Solid…
Oct 6, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters From the October 24, 2016, Issue Letters From the October 24, 2016, Issue
Not so Gurley after all… I beg your pardon!… Why the fuss over Russ?… Disruption roulette… Collective responsibility…
Oct 6, 2016 / Our Readers