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.
Is This the End of the Dictionary?
Obsolete (adj.): no longer in use or no longer useful
For Those About to Mock
Forty years after Spinal Tap, history’s most hapless band turns it up to 11 one last time.
The Fandom Fueling Netflix’s Most Popular Movie Ever
KPop Demon Hunters transforms loving your favorite artist from a hobby into an act of creation itself.
The Question All Colleges Should Ask Themselves About AI
How far are they willing to go to limit its harms?
A Big Show About the Little Things
The Summer I Turned Pretty is serious about the barely exceptional lives of unremarkable American kids.
Dear James: The Men I’m Dating Keep Leaving Me Numb
I’ve met plenty of nice guys, but I’m not feeling any sparks.
John Cheever’s Secrets
In a new memoir, Susan Cheever searches for the wellspring of her father’s genius.
The Most Difficult Position in Sports
Quarterbacks are generals, idols, spokesmen, psychologists, and egomaniacs—and they’ve never been more beloved.
Summertime
A poem
What Lisette Model Saw in Jazz
Her portraits capture the joy and wariness of the genre’s luminaries.