America’s Long Hangover America’s Long Hangover
How did Prohibition turn into a law-enforcement extravaganza?
Apr 27, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Beverly Gage
The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost
The Guggenheim is building a museum in the United Arab Emirates, and no longer wants to hear what activists think about it.
Apr 25, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play Arthur Miller’s Chameleon Play
Over the past 63 years, The Crucible has taken on myriad new meanings. But the real lesson is that some things never really change.
Apr 25, 2016 / Alina Cohen
Prince: The Moment’s End Prince: The Moment’s End
The artist was a creative force who seemed constitutionally incapable of not making music.
Apr 22, 2016 / David Hajdu
Prince Recognized That ‘if There Ain’t No Justice, Then There Ain’t No Peace’ Prince Recognized That ‘if There Ain’t No Justice, Then There Ain’t No Peace’
Prince was always about more than politics, but he called for disarmament, rallied for peace, and announced that “black lives... still matter.”
Apr 21, 2016 / John Nichols
Good Night, Sweet Prince Good Night, Sweet Prince
The death of the musical legend has me reeling, and remembering vividly what it was like the one time I was in his presence.
Apr 21, 2016 / Dave Zirin
The Prince of Sex The Prince of Sex
When Reagan was president, and sex was death, it was a Prince song that turned me inside out.
Apr 21, 2016 / Richard Kim
Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump Start Making Sense: Yes, Hillary Could Lose to Trump
Plus Amy Wilentz on Hillary and Haiti, and the Pulitzer-Prize winning novel about Vietnam.
Apr 21, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Five Books: These Histories of Black Struggle Should Inform Us in 2016 Five Books: These Histories of Black Struggle Should Inform Us in 2016
Essential reading.
Apr 21, 2016 / Dani McClain
Puzzle No. 3397 Puzzle No. 3397
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 & 27 Traitor goes before that woman sooner (6) 3 Mercury is alive (11) 9 Nobel Prize–winning writer reviewed…
Apr 21, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto