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Art transcends the artist.
Nate Shelley’s descent into villainy has been jarring and a little bit heartbreaking. It’s also an apt rejoinder to the show’s fantasies.
Eleanor Catton’s new novel, Birnam Wood, pokes at the pieties of those who want to change the world.
Reformers fear that ever more outré sites are warping users’ desires. But transgression has always been part of the appeal.
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Thank goodness for Molly Shannon.
In Netflix’s Beef, Ali Wong is the antiheroine TV deserves.
Where would the school—or the show—be without Mr. Johnson?
Ben Affleck manages to turn a mega-company’s best-known win into an actually suspenseful story.
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Their cartoon yellowness, their absurd curvature, their fragility, their cordial blandness
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Jorie Graham is a poet facing down the end of the world.
During the Blitz, George VI and Elizabeth abandoned protocol in favor of solidarity—and helped Britain get through Hitler’s onslaught.
The late Japanese musician scored not only films but also the exquisite highs and distressing lows of life.
Your best bet is to not ask too many questions and just go with the magic-mushroom flow.
What happens when stories start to break down in the face of relentless human failure?
Armed with his camera and a collection of albums, Jamel Shabazz documented Black life in the city.
What a night inside the world’s saddest karaoke room revealed about the Roys
A seemingly throwaway sketch set a scene that captured the age of social media: people, stuck in their cars, gesturing furiously at one another.
Resident Evil 4 might not be an elevated story, but it sure is an entertaining one.
Donald Glover’s twisted new show, Swarm, hints that our biggest stars fear their own fans.
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The gleefully inventive Rye Lane is full of good chemistry and good vibes.