The Rise of CliffsNotes Cinema
Oversimplified literary remakes miss the point of the works they are adapting.
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Why Justin Bieber Played YouTube Onstage for Thousands of People
The pop star transformed the normal act of browsing your laptop into something interesting—and unsettling.
The New Age of Performance Anxiety
With the rise of screen culture, all the world has stage fright.
Where Did ‘Let Them’ Come From?
Years before Mel Robbins published her best-selling self-help book, a struggling writer posted a poem with a similar message.
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The 10 Best Albums of 2023
A year of great music offers a reminder that more really can be more: more melodies, more breakthroughs, more art.
Nicki Minaj Faces Hip-Hop’s Middle-Age Conundrum
What happens when killer Barbie grows up?
Seven Books That Will Make You Rethink Your Relationship to Nature
These titles remind us that our connection to the Earth is inescapable.
The Eerie Intensity of Adam Driver on Saturday Night Live
The actor offered an idiosyncratic antidote to bland winter cheer.
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Get Honest With Each Other
The duo behind the fantastical film Poor Things talk sex, trust, and self-discovery.
Hayao Miyazaki Is Thinking About the End
The Boy and the Heron, which could be the Studio Ghibli co-founder’s final film, is more of a bold reinvention than a somber farewell.
A Novel That Shows the Dark Side of Utopia
Gabriel Bump’s new book examines the human impulse to build new societies—and to destroy them.
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The 10 Best Films of 2023
A tumultuous year for Hollywood and a stellar year for cinema
The Stunted Emotional Lives of May December
The filmmaker Todd Haynes discusses the messy morality of his new movie’s characters.