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– – -FEATURES: Black squares White squares Seeming gibberish – – -Solving a cryptic is a bit like chewing over a confounding poem. Words that begin…

In which an artist discusses making a particular work. – – -I met Richard Ayoade, the brilliant British author of The Unfinished Harauld Hughes, which is…

A QUARTERLY column from Carrie Brownstein, who is better at dispensing advice than taking it – – -Q: I’m an adult. I bathe. And yet people…

At Bombay Beach, a half-ruined former vacation town on the edge of the Salton Sea, absurdist philosophers, artists, and everyday townsfolk have undertaken a postapocalyptic experiment…

Places Charles Johnson’s drawings appeared when he was a young cartoonist: A catalog for a magic company Mimeographed church bulletins The Daily Egyptian The Southern Illinoisan…

“It feels like there’s this river running underneath my whole life. It’s always there; I just have to step into it.” – – -Sheila Heti and…

Aides to former President Joe Biden are on the warpath after former Vice President Kamala Harris accused them of sabotaging her presidential campaign.She made the claims…

Her guru was strong enough to stop his own heart—but was there a more frightening aspect of his power? DISCUSSED: Swami Rama, Living with the Himalayan…

“I’ve always made it a policy to never question good fortune.” – – -Food items mentioned by Lyle Lovett: Summer strawberries from the Pacific Northwest Eggs,…

– – -Today we are celebrating the release of the latest issue of our award-winning quarterly journal. To celebrate, subscriptions are $10 off, and we’ve asked…