Go Ahead, Buy a Piano
I rediscovered the instrument I played as a child, and you should too.
What Derry Girls Knows About Adulthood
Unlike a lot of recent TV, the show understands that growing up isn’t a choice.
Oliver Munday on Expression and Transgression
“The simple answer is that graffiti infuses art and expression with transgression. The danger inherent to the act is addictive.”
Getting Up
A short story
The Ballad of Rubeus Hagrid
Robbie Coltrane never allowed the Harry Potter films to turn his character into mere comic relief.
Decision to Leave Is This Century’s First Great Erotic Thriller
Park Chan-wook’s riveting new film is unconventionally sensual, modernizing a genre that’s grown stale in recent decades.
You Can Read Any of These Short Novels in a Weekend
These books may be brief, but they use their limited word count to demonstrate the power of concision.
ABBA’s Triumphant Return
Take a chance on them.
The Improbable Rise and Savage Fall of Siegfried & Roy
At the peak of their fame, they were arguably the most famous magicians since Houdini.
Angela Lansbury Could Make the Silliest Movie a Work of Art
To understand her greatness, look no further than one of the silliest films she ever appeared in: 1971’s Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
Depicting Injustice
An interview with Fulton Leroy Washington
How Did Healing Ourselves Get So Exhausting?
Wellness has become yet another obligation to fit into our schedules.
SNL Needs to Log Off
Last night’s episode featured a limp sketch about the Try Guys’ drama—underscoring how the show flounders when it just rehashes internet culture instead of being original.
10 ‘Scary’ Movies for People Who Don’t Like Horror
You can handle these, we promise.
A Bygone Boston
In the 1980s, the photographer Jack Lueders-Booth captured life along the city’s Orange Line.
The Unexpected Power of Seeing Yourself as a Villain
If horror-film monsters mirror society’s deepest anxieties, embracing them draws attention to who or what is deemed worthy of fear.
An Ode to Crying Babies
WaaaAAAaaaaaAaaHhh!
Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets’ Archenemies
Revisiting Russia’s brutal civil war
Tár Takes on the Devastating Spectacle of ‘Cancellation’
In Cate Blanchett’s career-best performance, an icon’s fall from grace breaks down to its most elemental form.
Five Authors We Thought Might Win the Nobel—Including One Who Did
A reading list of works by perennial favorites, including this year's awardee, Annie Ernaux