The Rise of CliffsNotes Cinema
Oversimplified literary remakes miss the point of the works they are adapting.
Culture
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.
Dear James: My Ex and I Were Horrible to Each Other
Now I struggle with shame and guilt. How to move on?
An IRS Regulation Change That Could Sow Societal Division
Churches are now allowed to endorse political candidates. They should resist the temptation.
Sexting With Gemini
Why did Google’s supposedly teen-friendly chatbot say it wanted to tie me up?
The Reality Show That Captures Gen Z Dating
This season of Love Island USA is a romance competition with very little romance.
What Your Favorite Grocery Store Says About You
Once a place of utility, the supermarket is now an object of obsession.
How the Grateful Dead Nearly Solved the Problem With Live Music
The band’s innovative sound system made them sound better than ever. It also nearly broke them.
What a Nuclear Explosion Looks Like
A secret detachment of military photographers documented America’s bomb tests.
Damn You All to Hell!
How Hollywood taught a generation to fear nuclear catastrophe
She Was More Than the Next Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield’s life might seem like a tragedy—but it wasn’t, a new documentary argues.