Drumpf: The Musical Drumpf: The Musical
The story of the real-estate mogul’s rise through the 2016 Republican primary slog.
Jul 11, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How the US and Israel Almost Caused Global Computer Catastrophe How the US and Israel Almost Caused Global Computer Catastrophe
In Zero Days, Alex Gibney examines the terrifying potential of cyberwarfare.
Jul 8, 2016 / Margaret Spillane
The Liberal Catechism The Liberal Catechism
The allegory in the latest installment of The Purge is pretty clear: Election 2016.
Jul 8, 2016 / Joshua Clover
The Insufficiency of Pan-Africanism as We Know It The Insufficiency of Pan-Africanism as We Know It
The fact that many people identify, however loosely, with being African doesn’t replace the need for the services that only a government can provide.
Jul 7, 2016 / Anakwa Dwamena
Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices
At a time when populism is in vogue, the Nobel Laureate has gone in the opposite direction. We need to read her and listen to the people she hears.
Jul 6, 2016 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Who Should Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate? Who Should Be Donald Trump’s Running Mate?
Here are three suggestions.
Jul 5, 2016 / Khalid Rahmaan
Blindness and Vision Blindness and Vision
In Lina Meruane’s Seeing Red, both the reader and the protagonist learn to see blindness.
Jun 30, 2016 / Aaron Bady
Puzzle No. 3402 Puzzle No. 3402
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Legume enthusiast catches Gardner with bare shoulders (4,4) 5 Love to sail to Washington with Native American (6)…
Jun 30, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Letters From the July 18-25, 2016, Issue Letters From the July 18-25, 2016, Issue
London calling… Sign of the times?… Connecting the dots… Left to her own devices?… Live long and… prosper?… GOP Humpty Dumpty…
Jun 30, 2016 / Our Readers
Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery Instagram and the Fantasy of Mastery
A “look” is a kind of instant style: quickly executed and dispatched, immediately understood and overcharged with incident. It is time for a new view.
Jun 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ricky D’Ambrose