Peter Matthiessen in New York City, 1961. Photograph by Ben Martin/Getty Images. When Peter Matthiessen’s name comes up in conjunction with The Paris Review, two facts are sure to emerge. The first…
Nathan MacKinnon leads Avalanche’s 9-1 romp of Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta — Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and two assists, Cale Makar, Parker Kelly and Jack Drury also scored twice and the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche embarrassed the Edmonton Oilers 9-1…
The Long March of Basic Trust by Alexander Kluge
Film stills from Die Macht der Gefühle (The power of emotion), final sequence: “Undoing of a crime by means of cooperation,” 1983. All images courtesy of Alexander Kluge. ARRIVAL OF SUNDAY’S CHILD…
Bo Nix needs to run more. Broncos Country needs to doubt him less
HOUSTON — I don’t believe in Santa Claus. But, by golly, I believe in Bo Chapman Nix. The Easter Bunny? Fuzzy-wuzzy fraud. The Tooth Fairy? Fake chews. But if a game is…
My Truck Desk by Bud Smith
Photograph courtesy of Bud Smith. After eight glorious weeks of freedom, I got rehired. First thing I did was walk over to the machine shop to look for my F-150. The oil…
Chiefs beat Commanders on MNF, their 9th straight in the series
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, Kareem Hunt found the end zone twice, and the Kansas City Chiefs shook free from a tie game at…
Myths of Meaning: Kay Cicellis’s The Way To Colonos
Photograph by Roger Pic. Bibliothèque nationale de France, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. This savage little book is a recasting of three Sophoclean tragedies into the modern era. It unfolds for its…
Pedestrian killed in Aurora hit-and-run crash
A man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash on East Colfax Avenue near Chambers Road on Tuesday night, according to the Aurora Police Department. Colfax Avenue was closed between Laredo…
Making of a Poem: Natasha Wimmer on “I Wasn’t Always This Ugly”
Roque Dalton in exile in Havana, Cuba, 1967. Casa de las Américas, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the…
Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper ready for Giants QB Jaxson Dart
The kings of New York are here, and they are 22 and 23 years old. In the span of three short weeks, a rookie quarterback and a rookie running back have revitalized…