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Hannah GiorgisThe Atlantic |
R. O. Kwon’s new novel, Exhibit, takes an expansive view of the things that women are punished for wanting. When we meet Jin, the protagonist of R....
Babes isn’t perfect, but its refreshing candor still feels like an R-rated public service. Preparing a birth plan requires considering the many...
The comedian Jerrod Carmichael wants you to know everything about his life, but sheer voyeurism is only so revealing. On a day that began like any...
A new series about the “dark underbelly” of kids’ TV raises crucial questions about abuse in Hollywood. But it doesn’t go far enough. During...
An alternative history of the social web A few years ago, Stephanie Williams and her husband fielded a question from their son: How had they met? So...
The Idea Of You is a modern spin on a Hollywood staple: someone famous falling for someone who’s not. As far back as 1953’s Roman Holiday, when...
Ramy Youssef brought a politics of care to his first time hosting the show. Ramy Youssef has spent much of his career mining heartfelt humor from...
LaToya Ruby Frazier’s intimate, intergenerational portraits The steel industry was already collapsing by the time the photographer and visual artist...
Like much of America, Oprah Winfrey is feeling the cultural impact of the Ozempic era. Nearly 13 years after the final episode of The Oprah Winfrey...
Two recent books dig into the crisis of modern love—and how we might forge more meaningful connections. Complaints about the current state of dating...
As the show has gotten more popular, it hasn’t abandoned its distinct regional humor. Last night, Bradley Cooper basked in the warmth of an adoring...
A new film about the reggae legend sanitizes his commitment to social justice—and loses what made him so magnetic. Nearly 20 years ago, during one...
Roller skates and all, the R&B veteran’s performance underscored the value of showmanship. Designing a Super Bowl halftime performance is, in many...
A rare appearance by the actor Christina Applegate, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, brought heart and humor to the ceremony’s...
The reboot of the classic teen comedy sands off its edges, to mixed results. Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by a...
The film dramatizes the quotidian absurdities that many Black writers face during their career. Who decides what qualifies as a “masterpiece of...
Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning, a new docuseries about the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart, revisits the case with an eye toward...
The legendary TV producer transformed the medium by listening to creators whose lives differed greatly from his own. The renowned television producer...
A new documentary about the pioneering sex researcher Shere Hite points to the barriers that women face when writing candidly about intimacy and...
Pop culture of late has been curious about—and insightful on—love after 50 in a way that feels new and honest. Before the final reveal of any...
Hulu’s Black Cake explores how marriage, migration, and motherhood can shift one’s sense of self. One of the most important aspects of any family...
Black writers have long used science fiction, fantasy, and horror to dramatize the terrors of racism or to tell frightening tales. In 1920, W. E. B....
The SNL alum Pete Davidson returned to host the show’s much-anticipated return—and was somehow the perfect choice for it. The first Saturday Night...
In a striking new memoir, the Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair attempts to make peace with her Rastafari childhood and the island that shaped her....
The Hulu series The Other Black Girl dramatizes the pains of managing Afro-textured hair—and other people’s perceptions of it. In the 1989...
Rather than explore the complexities of building a life together, Netflix’s The Ultimatum too often touts matrimony for matrimony’s sake. As a...