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.
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What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
A Beguiling Film About the Downsides of Pop Stardom
Mother Mary offers a spooky spin on what it takes to stay famous.
Is Hurry the Great Enemy of Spiritual Life?
Pastor John Mark Comer has won a massive audience by encouraging his followers to free themselves from the gnawing sense that there is always more to do.
The Feeling of Becoming Less and Less of a Person
In Ben Lerner’s new novel, technology divides us further from one another, and ourselves.
Savannah Guthrie and the Hard Truth About True Crime
Everyone wants a happy outcome. But sometimes, the greatest relief is any ending at all.
Wrestling’s Newest Star Is Massive, Bearded, and Ready to Piledrive ICE
The debate over immigration enforcement has crept into a brash and crass entertainment, which is less immune to reality than you’d think.
A Social Experiment Within an Airbnb
Saturday Night Live captured the nightmare of misunderstanding personal boundaries.
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The Worst Possible Moment to Rethink Your Relationship
In The Drama, a couple is forced to question how well they know each other—just as they’re about to get married.
An Astonishing Concept Album Made Even Better
Lily Allen’s West End Girl tour isn’t a live concert so much as epic theater.
Twilight of the ‘Cougar’
Recent depictions of May-December relationships are challenging cliché notions about women who date younger men.
We’re All Real Housewives Now
Bravo’s signature reality-TV show is a shorthand for a certain flavor of petty drama—and a way that many people now live.
The Album That Made Me Fall Back in Love With Heavy Metal
Neurosis’s new record makes the right kind of noise to stand out in this overwhelming moment.