Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments
It’s time for tributes to leave the great-man theory of history behind.
Culture
I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.
The Most Important Thing Dave Chappelle Ever Did Was Walk Away
On fearlessness, the limitations of any one narrative, and what a history of Black comedy can and can’t show
Why Can’t Euphoria Grow Up?
On the teen drama’s third season, adulthood brings only more misery.
The Clever Insight of the SNL ‘MAHAspital’ Sketch
A withering parody of The Pitt skewered Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s movement and questioned the healing properties of beef tallow.
JOAN
A poem
Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell
The outgoing president of the Kennedy Center leaves the institution renamed, nearly closed, and wildly unpopular.
Raving at the End of the World
The Oscar-nominated Sirāt explores the mixed experience of looking for transcendence on the dance floor.
The Last Days of Franco
Montserrat Roig’s classic novel captures Barcelona on the cusp of unimaginable change.
This Year’s Oscar Winners Will (And Should) Be …
The front-runners for some of the ceremony’s biggest prizes are far from certain.
The Movie Star Hiding in Plain Sight
The actor Stellan Skarsgård has slowly cultivated one of Hollywood’s most impressive résumés.
A Deft Portraitist of Class in America
Tayari Jones’s new novel, Kin, is a steely portrait of friendship and fate.
The ‘Logic of Brazil,’ in 160 Minutes
The Secret Agent is a deep reckoning with an authoritarian regime—and with how those affected can move forward.
Fortunes
A short story