Dear James: I Hate My Post-college Life
I’m utterly lost.
The Most Vital Marvel Series Yet
Disney+’s Agatha All Along is great fun—and fits almost too neatly with 2024’s key plotlines.
The Particular Pain of the Middle-Aged Millennial
The 35-year-old hero of Hulu’s How to Die Alone is figuring out her life, and running out of time.
Trump’s Offensive Spin on Sex
He of all people should avoid making light of assault allegations.
The 15 Films You Should Add to Your Watchlist This Season
These are the buzziest movies to look out for through the rest of the year.
The Age of Jennifer’s Body
Diablo Cody’s movie has been reclaimed as a cult classic—and its destructive teenaged protagonist deserves reappraisal too.
Dear James: I See Every Tiny Problem as a Social Injustice
I’m totally exhausted with myself.
The Anti–Rock Star
Leonard Cohen’s battle against shameless male egoism
A $700 Kitchen Tool That’s Meant to Be Seen, Not Used
KitchenAid’s newest stand mixer seems like a great appliance—for people who don’t actually bake.
Look What She Made Him Do
By endorsing Kamala Harris, Taylor Swift incurred the petty wrath of Donald Trump.
Everyone Knows The Bear Isn’t a Comedy
The hit FX/Hulu show is funny, but not “ha ha” funny, and the Emmys may have caught on.
The Best Part of the Emmys Was the End
The final winners of the night proved that the show is still capable of a plot twist.
What We All Forgot About Beetlejuice
In the sequel to his classic film, Tim Burton’s brand contends with Tim Burton’s art.
The Taylor Swift Way to Defuse a Troll
She doesn’t need her boyfriend’s brawn.
Nicole Kidman’s Perpetual Trick
The actor has excelled at embracing female artifice—and then demolishing it from the inside out.
Men on Trips Eating Food
Why TV is full of late-career Hollywood guys at restaurants
The Sauron Problem
The mistake that The Rings of Power keeps making
Kamala Harris’s Most Successful Power Play
In her debate with Trump, she didn’t need the mic.
This Election Actually Is About Taylor Swift
The singer is a perfect bogeywoman for almost everything the GOP is targeting in 2024.
James Earl Jones Was Never Just One Thing
The actor, who died yesterday, was a towering figure whose work spanned genres, mediums, and generations.