The Rise of CliffsNotes Cinema
Oversimplified literary remakes miss the point of the works they are adapting.
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Why Justin Bieber Played YouTube Onstage for Thousands of People
The pop star transformed the normal act of browsing your laptop into something interesting—and unsettling.
The New Age of Performance Anxiety
With the rise of screen culture, all the world has stage fright.
Where Did ‘Let Them’ Come From?
Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.
The Goal That Saved England
How Jude Bellingham did it
Blood and Cheap Thrills in ’80s Los Angeles
MaXXXine, the latest film in Ti West’s X trilogy, pays tribute to yesteryear’s slasher flicks. Is that enough?
An Antidote to the Cult of Self-Discipline
A new novel sees procrastination as one of the last bastions of the creative mind.
Don’t Give Up on Tourism. Just Do It Better.
Paige McClanahan’s book, The New Tourist, argues for recognizing how potent travel’s social force is.
The Awful Ferocity of Midlife Desire
Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer and Miranda July’s All Fours find danger in domestic bliss.
The Biggest Gamble of Kevin Costner’s Career
Horizon: An American Saga is the type of ambitious Western they don’t make anymore—and it might be worth your time.
It’s Easy to Get Lost in The Bear
In its third season, the FX dramedy is still the most empathetic show on television.
There’s Nothing on TV Like We Are Lady Parts
The story of an all-female Muslim punk band trying to make it has lots of humor, and surprising depth.
Five Books for People Who Really Love Books
These five titles focus on the many connections we can form with what we read.
In Search of a Nonexistent Cure
In his new book, Cody Delistraty chronicles his almost decade-long journey to heal his grief—only to discover that there is no remedy.