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 Many Sides of Charli XCX
On SNL, the singer who popularized the “brat” ethos showed that she can be goofy and versatile.
Nick Cave’s Revised Rules for Men
On his new album, he searches out salvation in the face of insecurity and irrelevance.
A Film Impossible to Have Mild Feelings About
Emilia Pérez is messy, excessive, and manipulative—and spectacular because of it.
The Onion’s Most Trenchant Headline
The satirical site’s announcement that it is acquiring Alex Jones’s Infowars created confusion—and perfectly captured the media world we’re living in.
What the Band Eats
Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead
How Can I Find More Satisfaction in Work?
My job consumes and torments me. There has to be a better way.
Richard Price’s Radical, Retrograde Novel
In Lazarus Man, he rejects the tropes of contemporary literature.
Hydraulic Revolution
Photographs of Los Angeles’s lowriding scene
SNL Isn’t Bothering With Civility Anymore
The reelection of Donald Trump to the White House will change how we talk—at least, the late-night show seems to think so.