Podcast — September 13, 2018, 4:05 pm
They Told Us Not to Say This
A reading of Jenn Alandy Trahan’s short story from the September issue “They Told Us Not to Say This,” and interview with the author
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Amount a London insurance firm will pay clients who can prove they were impregnated by God:
Distrust of law enforcement discourages Latinos from calling 9-1-1 to report heart attacks.
Trump struggles to pronounce “anonymous”; a Sackler stands to profit from a new drug to treat opioid addiction; housing development workers in the Bronx are accused of having orgies on the clock
Podcast — September 13, 2018, 4:05 pm
A reading of Jenn Alandy Trahan’s short story from the September issue “They Told Us Not to Say This,” and interview with the author
Editor's Note — September 13, 2018, 11:00 am
The printed word in peril; poems by Ben Lerner; among Britain’s anti-Semites
Browsings — September 12, 2018, 5:44 pm
Just as the framers of the Constitution had no way of conceiving of a gun like the AR-15, it’s also unlikely they could’ve imagined that the average American lifespan would become so long—or that nominating Supreme Court justices would become so coveted an opportunity by the executive branch. Even when Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement was merely hypothetical, the White House had publicly named Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh a possible replacement. Given his response to a question about a particular Supreme Court decision in the January-February 1999 issue of Washington Lawyer, it’s easy to see why he would be of interest …
Weekly Review — September 11, 2018, 11:21 am
Trump struggles to pronounce “anonymous”; a Sackler stands to profit from a new drug to treat opioid addiction; housing development workers in the Bronx are accused of having orgies on the clock
Perspective — September 10, 2018, 11:43 am
Read ’em and weep: how ballroom went from the underground to the mainstream
Art, Monday Gallery — September 10, 2018, 9:10 am
Glyph, a mixed-media tapestry by Shawne Major, whose work was on view last month at Callan Contemporary, in New Orleans.
Courtesy the artist and Callan Contemporary, New Orleans
Illustration by Stan Fellows
“Nowadays, most states let just about anybody who wants a concealed-handgun permit have one; in seventeen states, you don’t even have to be a resident. Nobody knows exactly how many Americans carry guns, because not all states release their numbers, and even if they did, not all permit holders carry all the time. But it’s safe to assume that as many as 6 million Americans are walking around with firearms under their clothes.”
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