Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments
It’s time for tributes to leave the great-man theory of history behind.
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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.
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.
What Does Lena Dunham Want to Tell Us?
Her new memoir captures the cost of being an impossibly popular target.
The Eighth Deadly Sin
Humankind has devised a new form of debasement.
Don’t Just Replace Chavez—Rethink Monuments
It’s time for tributes to leave the great-man theory of history behind.
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 Profound Comedy of Outer Space
A goofy sketch captured the grandeur of the Artemis II mission, but also something bittersweet.
Byzantine Room
A poem