14
Oct
Note: ‘The Hollow Parties’
5 W Main: The Hollow Parties. As the U.S. presidential election on November 5 nears, Americans face a choice
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10
Oct
Note: Choir Waits in the Wings
111 MHz: ‘Choir Waits in the Wings.’ The Chicago post-rock deity David Grubbs is back with a record blending his
10
Oct
Entanglements
Who actually runs U.S. foreign policy? Daniel Bessner on why elections come and go without major changes in American grand strategy.
9 min read
09
Oct
Note: Night in Tunisia
Night in Tunisia. President Kais Saied was re-elected to a second five-year term in Tunisia on October 6. But the
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08
Oct
Note: Hamstrung and unpopular in Paris and Berlin
Hamstrung and unpopular in Paris and Berlin. France looks set to pull a new government together—but it’s a
1 min read
08
Oct
Note: ‘Lose the Minus’
111 MHz: ‘Lose the Minus.’ In 1994, London’s Seefeel became the first guitar band to sign to Warp Records—
08
Oct
‘A leadership void’
Why are so many European governments becoming so weak? Matthias Matthijs on the Continent’s increasing political fragmentation.
11 min read
07
Oct
Note: ‘Foreign Agents’
5 W Main: Foreign Agents. Elected in 2021 promising to fight crime, Eric Adams became this September the first-ever mayor
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03
Oct
Note: Leave it to the authorities
Leave it to the authorities. Experts have long played a prominent role in American governance. A century ago, H.L.
1 min read
03
Oct
Note: ‘All the Colours Are Singing’
111 MHz: ‘All the Colours Are Singing.’ The experimental guitarist and composer Jessica Ackerley is back with a jazz-fueled ode