The Crossword: Monday, March 14, 2022
A challenging puzzle.
Patrick Berry has been publishing puzzles since 1993 and lives in Athens, Georgia.
Video
Virtual Togetherness Through Partner Crosswords
Social dynamics of the crossworld, a crossword meet-cute, and other ways to puzzle with friends while social distancing.
Crossword
The Crossword: Friday, March 11, 2022
Opening sound of an M-G-M film: four letters.
By Anna Shechtman
Crossword
The Crossword: Wednesday, March 9, 2022
“Demi” or “grand” ballet move: four letters.
By Natan Last
Humor
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 10th
“It was at this point, gentlemen, that the President decided it was his plan all along to reverse course.”
By Brendan Loper
Humor
Are You There, Zeus? It’s Me, Hermes
I think the other gods see me as your assistant, rather than as an equal. And you know how they can be brats!
By Karen Chee
On Television
Regrets, the YouTube Moms Have a Few
The parents who exploit their kids for clicks in Netflix’s “Bad Influence” want you to think they couldn’t have known better.
By Jessica Winter
Q. & A.
How Trump’s Tariffs Fit the Autocrat’s Playbook
The President thrives on confrontation and demands supplication. Politicizing the economy creates opportunities for both.
By Isaac Chotiner
Critics at Large
“The Studio” Pokes Fun at Hollywood’s Existential Struggle
The new Apple TV+ show follows a bumbling studio executive who’s caught between making great movies and making marketable ones. The industry itself faces a similar challenge.
Crossword
The Mini Crossword: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Québécois dish topped with cheese curds and gravy: seven letters.
By Andy Kravis
The Political Scene Podcast
Sherrod Brown on Trump’s Tariffs and the Future of Economic Populism
The former Ohio senator thinks the President’s tariff platform, though disastrous, appeals to an increasingly desperate working class.
Blitt’s Kvetchbook
Will Donald Go Down with the Ship?
Dancing on the deck of the Titanic.
By Barry Blitt
The Lede
Donald Trump and the Favoritism Grift
For this President, all policy is personal.
By Nathan Heller