‘We’re Just Going to Have to Deal With Him’
Europe braces for Trump.
How Jimmy O. Yang Became a Main Character
The actor spent years stuck in small, clichéd roles. Now, starring in Interior Chinatown, he’s figuring out who he wants to be.
Search the Hollywood AI Database
Use this search tool to see how writing from 139,000 movies and TV shows has trained generative AI.
There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI
Dialogue from these movies and TV shows has been used by companies such as Apple and Anthropic to train AI systems.
The Many Sides of Charli XCX
On SNL, the singer who popularized the “brat” ethos showed that she can be goofy and versatile.
Failed Elegy
This is Your Brain on Zero
Researchers are finally unraveling how the mind processes nothing.
Even Worse Than The Da Vinci Code
Conclave treats Catholic theology as mere policy, like the membership rules at Augusta National.
Stop Looking at Your Therapist
The couch is there for a reason.
A Classic Blockbuster for a Sunday Afternoon
Culture and entertainment musts from Jen Balderama
Trump’s New York Sentencing Must Proceed
An election is not a jury verdict, and winning an election doesn’t make you any less guilty.
Is Wokeness One Big Power Grab?
Behind much social-justice discourse is a self-interested struggle for power.
What’s Behind Trump’s Controversial Cabinet Picks
Trump’s nominees share two main attributes: loyalty and loathing.
American Kakistocracy
Italy knows a thing or two about what the United States faces—but there are key differences between the two countries’ experiences.
The Inner Lives of Musicians
Learning where famous artists sleep and what they eat is like finally glimpsing the unknowable.
Nick Cave’s Revised Rules for Men
On his new album, he searches out salvation in the face of insecurity and irrelevance.
A Film Impossible to Have Mild Feelings About
Emilia Pérez is messy, excessive, and manipulative—and spectacular because of it.
Making Government Efficient Again
An incoming Trump administration plans to ransack the civil service. But it needs reform, not demolition.
The Perverse Logic of Trump’s Nomination Circus
The sheer quantity of individually unqualified selections might make blocking any of them harder.
The RFK Jr. Effect
His views could damage Americans’ trust in public health—whether he is confirmed or not.
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