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.
A Surprisingly Humane SNL Sketch About Changing Your Mind
The standout performance last night was about a mom reconsidering her political views.
The Man Who Broke Physics
Even before competing in his first Olympics, 21-year-old Ilia Malinin has transformed the sport of figure skating.
A Delightfully Gruesome Take on ‘Eat the Rich’
Send Help gives its beleaguered office-worker protagonist a thirst for blood.
‘She Works on Levels That People Don’t Even Know’
The late Catherine O’Hara had an uncanny ability to find the eccentric in anyone.
The Melania Trump Documentary Is a Disgrace
The exorbitant film captures the rotten state of the entertainment industry.
One of Our Own
A poem
There Is a Word for What Is Happening in Minneapolis
What ICE’s opponents are doing in Minnesota is part of a long and successful historical tradition: dissidence.
Rage in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen has never sounded angrier than on his new song, “Streets of Minneapolis.”
What Does Life After Ambition Actually Look Like?
Writing a great memoir about choosing a “good enough” life, it turns out, is hard.
Half His Age Isn’t At All What It Seems
Jennette McCurdy’s novel may seem like a story of exploitation—but it’s much more intriguing than that.