A Hot New Bombshell Is Taking Over Reality TV
Love Island USA is a dizzy, goofy delight—but the reasons for its success go deeper than its vision of dating-show chaos.
A Marriage That Changed Literary History
Fanny Stevenson forced her husband, Robert Louis Stevenson, to live a bigger life than he had known.
This Is Not Your Typical Campus Novel
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s debut work of fiction captures the paradox of immigrant identity in the United States.
The Power of Oddball Charm
Kamala Harris hasn’t just reset the presidential election—her specific charisma matches the cultural moment.
Making a Monument Valley
Beauty
A short story
M. Night Shyamalan Made a Comedy
Trap may be the director’s most unserious movie yet.
The Brilliance in James Baldwin’s Letters
The famous author, who would have been 100 years old today, was best known for his novels and essays. But correspondence was where his light shone brightest.
The DeLorean Owners Association Strikes a Pose
The unexpected delight of group photos
What Happens When a Beloved Rock Star Gets Fed Up?
Neil Young was never more paranoid or pessimistic than with 1974’s On the Beach—for good reason.
The Painful Reality of Loving a Conspiracy Theorist
What do you do when a family member falls for QAnon?
How M. Night Shyamalan Came Back From the Dead
The filmmaker weathered some of the wildest hype and harshest backlash that Hollywood has to offer. Then he found a different path.
This Was the Best Opening Ceremony Paris Could Give Us?
The city seemed exhausted, not exuberant.
This Bad-Vibes-TV Moment Needs to End
When did television shows become so averse to having an actual plot?
Seven Books That Will Change How You Watch the Olympics
These titles will allow you to view the competition with a new appreciation.
These Millennials Can’t Get Out of Their Head
In Halle Butler’s new novel, young people won’t stop pathologizing others—or themselves.
Inside U.S. Cricket’s Shocking Victory
How an American team of retreads, castoffs, and one software engineer took down a dominant world power
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Norman Mailer?
A new documentary offers a model for reassessing the lives of monstrous men.
Kamala Harris and the Threat of a Woman’s Laugh
Criticism of emotional expression has long been a weapon of choice for those wanting to cut down women in political power.
Want to See a Snake Eat Its Tail?
Deadpool & Wolverine is for hard-core fans of superhero films, not casuals—and certainly not the nonbelievers.