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 Disney Princess Who Wasn’t
The Bachelorette promoted Taylor Frankie Paul as a new kind of heroine. Then reality got in the way.
Not So Fast, Bill Maher
The comedian was set to receive the Twain Prize before a sudden reversal of course.
What We Lost When We Lost Rom-Coms
Culture has little interest in love anymore. The consequences could be dire.
The Seinfeld Theory of Fiction
Annoying characters let us admit that we might be annoying too.
The Forgotten Female Pilots of World War II
The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military service.
The City Where Coetzee Is God
Searching for the Nobel laureate in Cape Town, the city he left behind
A New Direction for the Trans Novel
Jordy Rosenberg’s Night Night Fawn is autofiction told from a sidelong distance.
The College-Educated Working Class
Can a generation of graduates frustrated by their economic prospects change American labor politics?
What Are the Oscars for, if Not This?
This year’s ceremony managed to celebrate two equally beloved front-runners.
A Hilarious—And Poignant—Oscars Moment
The inaugural Academy Award for Best Casting was a memorable, and righteous, addition.