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.
For Now
A poem
A Thrilling Epic About One of the World’s Fastest Sports
F1 threads the nitty-gritty details of racing into a traditional underdog drama.
The Epitome of First-Person Pop
Lorde changed the sound of modern music. With Virgin, she’s stuck in her own head.
How Squid Game Lost Itself
The hit drama’s final season is a reminder of what the show did so well, in the wrong ways.
The Cure for Guilty Memories
A fantastical new novel from Karen Russell turns the whispered secrets of a Dust Bowl town into a bold metaphor for repressed history.
Fools for Love
A short story
The Blockbuster That Captured a Growing American Rift
The novel that inspired the film Jaws was decidedly populist. The movie took a different turn.
Thank God for The Bear
Season 4 of the FX show is exactly what it—and we—needed.
Your Summer Project: Watching These Movies
Twelve franchises, genres, and filmographies to dig into
The Worst Sandwich Is Back
Wraps are popular again. So is a certain kind of physique.