The Impossible Fight to Live the Life You Want
In Lisa Ko’s ambitious, messy novel, characters go to extreme lengths in search of a purposeful existence.
In Lisa Ko’s ambitious, messy novel, characters go to extreme lengths in search of a purposeful existence.
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In adapting a sweeping and cerebral trilogy for TV, the new show forgets one of the original story’s biggest themes.
The horror movie Immaculate demonstrates just why the actor is becoming so unavoidable.
Like much of America, the media mogul is feeling the cultural impact of the Ozempic era.
Reading can help us cultivate a more patient, attentive state of mind by highlighting the beauty present in our day-to-day lives.
FX’s Feud showed how attention can be wielded to comfort—and to wound.
Despite his supposed cancellation, the Hitler-praising rapper has his first No. 1 single since 2011.
A new novel suggests that finding daily satisfaction is itself a serious job.
Alex Garland’s new film imagines a United States torn asunder, and denies any easy explanations about why.
Why people feel entitled to the Princess of Wales’s whereabouts
Ariana Grande has turned her divorce drama into music that’s beautiful—and a little poisonous.
Kristen Stewart’s new movie is a refreshingly untraditional love story that flirts with paranormal body horror.
In her new book, Anna Shechtman argues for puzzles that reflect a broader sense of common knowledge.
Two recent books dig into the crisis of modern love—and how we might forge more meaningful connections.
Percival Everett transforms Mark Twain’s classic.
As the show has gotten more popular, it hasn’t abandoned its distinct regional humor.
Ryan Gosling’s performance of “I’m Just Ken” was an irony-meets-sincerity spectacle.
Scientists want an evolutionary explanation for animal play. But maybe the answer is simply: It brings them joy.
Most of the expected favorites won, and nothing went tremendously wrong.