The Real Crisis of The Pitt
What the hit show’s approach to Dr. Robby reveals
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What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center
I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.
The Quiet Way Authoritarianism Begins to Crumble
Among the many reasons for Viktor Orbán’s defeat was the rural clubs where citizens relearned democratic habits.
Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments
It’s time for tributes to leave the great-man theory of history behind.
The Art of Airing Your Dirty Laundry
Confessional outbursts after a failed relationship have a long history—and some people do them better than others.
A Daring New Take on Shakespeare’s Most Famous Soliloquy
The film adaptation of Hamnet gives new meaning to “To be, or not to be.”
Rob Reiner Was a Quiet Titan of Storytelling
The director and actor, who died yesterday, built a remarkable career that went far beyond his comic origins.
‘The Sun Rises and Sets With Her, Man’
The director Michael Mann isn’t thought of as a romantic, but the men of Heat, which turns 30 today, are fueled by their relationships.
The SNL Sketch That Captures the Absurdity of Life-Maxxing
The show mocked prettily packaged year-end features, such as Spotify “Wrapped,” that spit data collected about consumers back at them.
Inside a Flame
A poem
A Throwback Rom-Com About One Millennial Trying to Have It All
James L. Brooks’s Ella McCay is wacky and weird—but it doesn’t quite work.
The 10 Best Albums of 2025
This year’s most interesting artists invented their own grammar and tunneled in idiosyncratic directions.
What Do You Think of Barry Bonds Now?
He was baseball’s ultimate slugger—and its biggest heel. Two decades after the steroid scandal that upended his career, America still doesn’t know what to do with him.
A Different Kind of Materialism
Tamar Adler’s food writing doubles as a philosophy of kitchen scraps.