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Britney Spears

The Midlife Crisis Comes for Millennial Pop

Spencer Kornhaber

April 2026 Issue

Illustration with black drawing of Robyn overlaid with four white outlines of figures dancing, on a red background.

Why Did We Ever Watch To Catch a Predator?

December 24, 2025

Blurry image of a man with his hands ziptied behind his back

What Monica Lewinsky Had to Learn

September 20, 2025

A black and white photograph of an interview between Sophie Gilbert and Monica Lewinsky

The New Sun Worship

July 19, 2025

Photo-illustration of a sunburned back and shoulder, with the letters "MAHA" unburned

We’re All Just Fodder

March 22, 2024

A photograph of Kate Middleton wearing a leafy silver tiara, looking back at the camera over her left shoulder

Britney Finally Tells Her Story. It’s Dark.

Spencer Kornhaber

October 24, 2023

Young Britney Spears in a white long-sleeve top and pink pants

Let’s Make Sure Britney Is Able to Enjoy Her Freedom This Time

Spencer Kornhaber

September 24, 2021

Illustration of a fractured Britney Spears

We’ve Never Heard Britney Spears Like This

Spencer Kornhaber

June 24, 2021

Activists protest during a conservatorship hearing for Britney Spears.

The Aughts Seem Both Cooler and Sadder in Retrospect

Spencer Kornhaber

May 25, 2021

A spinning CD reflecting the faces of N*Sync against a neon pink background

Why Were We So Cruel to Britney Spears?

February 13, 2021

Britney Spears filming a denim ad

There’s Never Been a Story Like Britney Spears’s

Spencer Kornhaber

October 6, 2020

Britney Spears through the years