Rap battles, Indigenous symbols reclaimed, Esther Pressoir’s alma mater, and more in the last mini puzzle of the summer.
Natan Last’s essays, poetry, and crossword puzzles appear in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Narrative, Los Angeles Review of Books, and elsewhere. He is currently writing a nonfiction book about crosswords.
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Front (left) and back (right) of Annibale Carracci and students, “The Ecstasy of Mary Magdalen / Sketches of figures” (c. 1585–1600), oil on panel on front; black chalk, charcoal, sepia […]
BRISTOL, England — Donald Rodney saw the world through metaphor. He suffered from sickle cell anemia throughout his life, meaning he endured pain, a difficult treatment schedule, and reduced mobility. […]
The brightly colored, angular abstractions of South African artist Esther Mahlangu, inspired by the Ndebele visual tradition, captivated me as soon as I walked into the 1-54 Contemporary African Art […]