Human Presence Human Presence
Cameraperson is one of those films that snaps you awake as soon as you begin to watch.
Oct 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Le Carré’s Other Cold War Le Carré’s Other Cold War
The wonder and rage the English novelist felt toward his own country.
Oct 5, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ian Buruma
Ursula Le Guin Has Stopped Writing Fiction—but We Need Her More Than Ever Ursula Le Guin Has Stopped Writing Fiction—but We Need Her More Than Ever
The author on sexism, aging, and the radical possibilities of imaginative story telling.
Oct 5, 2016 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter
Mr. Bright Side Mr. Bright Side
Trump’s Gospel of Positive Thinking
Oct 4, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann
Pop Progress: From the Beatles to Nicki Minaj Pop Progress: From the Beatles to Nicki Minaj
Popular music still works as a place where young people can try out notions that challenge ideas dear to their parents.
Oct 3, 2016 / David Hajdu
Leopoldine Core’s Concrete Jungle Leopoldine Core’s Concrete Jungle
In her new collection, Core evidences a serious concern not just with what happens in a story, but also where it occurs.
Sep 30, 2016 / Alina Cohen
A New Graphic Novel Portrays an Iconic Radical Lawyer as the Superhero He Always Was A New Graphic Novel Portrays an Iconic Radical Lawyer as the Superhero He Always Was
From the Chicago Eight to the Cuban Five, Leonard Weinglass dedicated his life to protecting the right to dissent.
Sep 30, 2016 / Sarah Kunstler
The Most Peaceful Protest The Most Peaceful Protest
When nonviolence isn’t enough.
Sep 29, 2016 / Matt Bors
Everything Is Interesting Everything Is Interesting
Nicholson Baker goes back to school.
Sep 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Evan Kindley
Puzzle No. 3409 Puzzle No. 3409
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. 1 Spanish dessert for 24A (5) 4 Plant finishes off beneath one particular shrub (4) 6 Wise person’s 4A (4) 9 A head in Eu…
Sep 29, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto