Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword ...
Nov 25, 2025 · With a critical eye toward the puzzle's history, Natan Last explores the debates about the future of the crossword and investigates those who are determining its next phase, …
Across the Universe by Natan Last: 9780553387704
Nov 25, 2025 · With a critical eye toward the puzzle’s history, Natan Last explores the debates about the future of the crossword and investigates those who are determining its next phase, …
Natan Last thinks inside the boxes in his ‘Across the Universe ...
Nov 24, 2025 · Writer and immigration policy advocate Natan Last is also a crossword constructor for The New Yorker and, in his book “Across the Universe: The Past, The Present, and Future …
Across the Universe Natan Last radical crossword history guide …
Nov 28, 2025 · Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle by Natan Last is the rare crossword book that treats the humble grid as a cultural battleground …
Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle
With a critical eye toward its history, Natan Last explores the debates about the future of the crossword and investigates those who are shaping the puzzle's next phase; ultimately, asking …
Across the universe: the past, present, and future of the crossword puzzle
Last's reverence for the crossword radiates throughout, gamboling (a fitting crossword term) between the puzzle's history as a post-war leisure craze in the 1920s to the current community …
Book column: On Natan Last and Crossword Puzzles
2 days ago · Now 35, Last reflects on the history and meaning of the pastime in his book, " Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle ” (Pantheon).
Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle
Nov 25, 2025 · With a critical eye toward its history, Natan Last explores the debates about the future of the crossword and investigates those who want the puzzle to transform into a tool of …
Sunday, November 30, 2025 NYT crossword by Natan Last, No. 1130
6 days ago · He is the author of a new book, Across the Universe: The Past, Present and Future of the Crossword Puzzle, exploring the crossword's relationship to technology, politics, and …
Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle
He gives an expansive overview of the game’s history, from its 1913 origins—it was at first dubbed a “Word-Cross”—to the New York Times ’s ongoing domination (even though the …