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.
Amphigory
A poem
The Rise of the Anti-Fan
Artists are transforming the pop culture they can’t stand into impressive original works of their own.
What College Football and the Oscars Have in Common
My father-in-law likes one; I like the other. They’re more similar than I realized.
The Key Mismatch Between Zelensky and Trump
What the world saw at the White House on Friday was not just a realignment of America’s foreign policy, but a clash of two incompatible styles.
Merle Oberon Was Way, Way Ahead of Her Time
The actor is often erased from narratives of racial progress in Hollywood. That should change.
The Unlikely Friendship Behind an Oscar Favorite
No Other Land, about the destruction of a West Bank community, offers a glimmer of hope in the bond between an Israeli and a Palestinian.
There Was Never a Movie Star Like Gene Hackman
The veteran actor reimagined the face of a Hollywood leading man.
The Island Nation Whose History Reflects America’s
Rich Benjamin’s new book reveals a shared spirit between the world’s first Black republic and the United States.
Control. Alt. Delete.
Government via keyword is not “efficiency.” It is an abuse of power.
Here’s Who Will Win at the 2025 Oscars
And who should win