The Beautiful Anarchist
A retrospective of “a designer’s designer.”
Archive
A collection of 14233 issues
Novel Regime
Tom Rob Smith’s latest explores Krushchev’s 1956 speech to the party faithful.
What a Year It Was!
Fred Kaplan makes the case for 1959′s primacy.
Persistently Unusual Subjects
An impressive new “Tin House” compilation.
How to Become a Playwright
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we attempt to help a young thespian realize his misinformed dreams.
28 August 2009: Weekend
Glance on either side of the 1,600-mile-long wall dividing Morocco from Algeria. Video: Iran's account for uprising includes animated George Soros meeting McCain at the White House. Russian president employs childish lingo to irritate Ukrainian president. Wieseltier defends Emanuel and Axelrod against "race treason&
27 August 2009: Morning
According to one prominent economist's Misery Index, America was the most miserable under Carter and the least under Reagan. Politicians continue to struggle with talking about poverty. Survey shows that as the recession deepened, Americans cut back on volunteer work. After his diagnosis 15 months ago, Ted Kennedy
27 August 2009: Afternoon
Cash-for-clunkers program soon to become dollars-for-dryers, Warbucks-for-washers, etc. Bob Dylan negotiating with car manufacturers to be the voice of their in-car navigation systems. Op: Some Italian women, long beleaguered, are starting to put up with less, even when most Italian girls want to
26 August 2009: Morning
Democrat pillar Edward M. Kennedy, who served 46 years in the Senate, dies at age 77. It's about using language to scare the uninformed, the fearful, the religious, the elderly. Karzai slightly ahead in early election results; Abdullah shows journalists evidence of vote fraud. The cutting-edge art
Will Pearson
Given the title of “El Presidente” at mental_floss, Will Pearson developed and published the magazine’s first issue with Mangesh Hattikudur while they were both still students at Duke University. Since then, the magazine has become a staple for “knowledge junkies” and has spawned a web site, books, a