Dark energies
Member’s despatch, Week XIV
Moscow rules
How can Russia still be Europe’s biggest natural-gas supplier? Nicholas Kumleben on the Continent’s bad bet on a decades-long economic relationship with the Kremlin.
‘Aeolian Harp’
From Channels, the new debut album by the London dance duo Kassian, a song dedicated to the warm breezes that
‘The Artroom Wonder’
‘The Artroom Wonder.’ The great former front man of Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, returns with an operatic ode to his sixth-form
Vital transitions
Member’s despatch, Week XIII
Identity politics
How are America’s Democrats responding to being out of power? Daniel Schlozman on the deep problems beneath last year’s seemingly modest election loss.
‘Anhedonia’
The Atlanta-based, four-member band Mamalarky has a new album on the way, Hex Key, which comes out in a few
Note: ‘Adagio’
‘Adagio.’ The Greek singer and artist Σtella is back with a new record of bosa-nova–inflected indie. You get a
We’ve got company
Member’s despatch, Week XII
Note: The visitor
The visitor. Politically-minded Americans might have heard of some famous U.S. Supreme Court cases: Marbury v. Madison, Dred Scott