The Real Crisis of The Pitt
What the hit show’s approach to Dr. Robby reveals
Culture
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.
A Delightfully Gruesome Take on ‘Eat the Rich’
Send Help gives its beleaguered office-worker protagonist a thirst for blood.
‘She Works on Levels That People Don’t Even Know’
The late Catherine O’Hara had an uncanny ability to find the eccentric in anyone.
The Melania Trump Documentary Is a Disgrace
The exorbitant film captures the rotten state of the entertainment industry.
One of Our Own
A poem
There Is a Word for What Is Happening in Minneapolis
What ICE’s opponents are doing in Minnesota is part of a long and successful historical tradition: dissidence.
Rage in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen has never sounded angrier than on his new song, “Streets of Minneapolis.”
What Does Life After Ambition Actually Look Like?
Writing a great memoir about choosing a “good enough” life, it turns out, is hard.
Half His Age Isn’t At All What It Seems
Jennette McCurdy’s novel may seem like a story of exploitation—but it’s much more intriguing than that.
The Marathon Moby-Dick Reading Is a Radical Act
It’s an all-analog mass redreaming of a flawed American gospel: superbly countercultural.
Time Comes for Colin Jost—And for All of Us
Last night’s “Weekend Update” segment explained how SNL benefits from making pop culture a little bit cringe.