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Puzzle No. 3378

Puzzle No. 3378 Puzzle No. 3378

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Seven stars, and one who eats a lot of chips? (3,6)  6 Following a revolution, Chinese factory contains places to g…

Oct 22, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Self as Sovereign

Self as Sovereign Self as Sovereign

Where do we get the notion of mind as separate from body?

Oct 22, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Emily Wilson

Margo Jefferson

10 Questions for Margo Jefferson 10 Questions for Margo Jefferson

The author of Negroland explains her long journey from cheerleader to literary critic.

Oct 22, 2015 / Jon Wiener

How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism

How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism How Bernie Sanders Should Talk About Democratic Socialism

Instead of looking to Europe, Sanders could evoke the rich heritage of American radicalism.

Oct 21, 2015 / Eric Foner

Louisville Basketball and the NCAA’s Political Economy of Misogyny

Louisville Basketball and the NCAA’s Political Economy of Misogyny Louisville Basketball and the NCAA’s Political Economy of Misogyny

We can’t afford to be cynical about the news that the most lucrative college hoops program in the country uses women as a form of currency.

Oct 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin

October 18, 1851: Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ Is Published

October 18, 1851: Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ Is Published October 18, 1851: Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’ Is Published

“Born in hell-fire, and baptized in an unspeakable name, ‘Moby-Dick’ reads like a great opium dream.”

Oct 18, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Comix Nation

Comix Nation Comix Nation

Oct 15, 2015 / Matt Bors

Workers in a Foxconn factory in Guangdong province, China.

2 Things You Won’t Learn From the New Steve Jobs Film 2 Things You Won’t Learn From the New Steve Jobs Film

Apple is relentless toward its overseas labor force and remarkably innovative in its approach to tax avoidance.

Oct 15, 2015 / Column / Eric Alterman

Rot as Rapture, Filth as Rebellion

Rot as Rapture, Filth as Rebellion Rot as Rapture, Filth as Rebellion

In Ottessa Moshfegh’s first full-length novel, the allure of dissolution is that it demands nothing.

Oct 15, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Katie Ryder

East End Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, is one of several historic black cemeteries that have been overtaken by weeds and trash.

Black Deaths Matter Black Deaths Matter

Historic black cemeteries have devolved into trash dumps and overgrown forests, while tidy Confederate memorials still draw public funding.

Oct 15, 2015 / Feature / Seth Freed Wessler

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