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.
A Truly Macabre White Lotus Plot
What was Tim Ratliff’s arc really about?
The Best Way to Understand Val Kilmer
Even in his tiniest roles, the late actor made big impressions.
The New King of Tech
How Jensen Huang built Nvidia into a nearly $3 trillion business
The White Lotus Doesn’t Stick the Landing
By packing in too many narrative beats, the latest season of Mike White’s anthology series lost sight of itself.
The Late-Night Experiment That Puts Comedy First
With his Netflix talk show, John Mulaney injects some disorder into a languid genre.
Jack Black Knew Best
The veteran performer understood how to engage the live audience on SNL—to often-hilarious effect.
Protest in Trump 2.0 Looks Different
Demonstrations have gotten smaller and more dispersed in Trump’s second term. Is that a bad thing?
Reclaim Imperfect Faces
Technology isn’t just changing the way we look—it’s changing our sense of how we should look.
Jonathan Majors Is Looking for Redemption. Will He Find It?
The actor wants back in the industry’s good graces, but his new movie, Magazine Dreams—and the surrounding press tour—isn’t enough.