How Lower-Class Innovation, Like, Changes the Langwage

How Lower-Class Innovation, Like, Changes the Langwage

Valerie Fridland on the Linguistics of My Cousin Vinny, the Caste System, and the Queen's English

By Valerie Fridland | April 18, 2023

In <em>Judy Blume Forever,</em> Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself

In Judy Blume Forever, Blume’s Refreshing Candor Applies to Herself

A New Documentary Highlights Blume's Unique Connection to Generations of Readers

By Kavita Das | April 17, 2023

Olivia Wilde and A24 are bringing <em>A Visit From the Goon Squad</em> to TV.

Olivia Wilde and A24 are bringing A Visit From the Goon Squad to TV.

By Dan Sheehan | April 14, 2023

<em>Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman</em> is an Uncanny, Stirring Film and a Worthy Tribute to Haruki Murakami

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is an Uncanny, Stirring Film and a Worthy Tribute to Haruki Murakami

Pierre Földes’ Animated Film is Based on Six Murakami Stories, and Adeptly Captures Their Eerie, Longing Tones

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 14, 2023

<em>Renfield</em> Doesn’t Know What to Do With Itself

Renfield Doesn’t Know What to Do With Itself

The Dracula Relationship Comedy Starts Off Strong, and Then Lowers Its Stakes to Become... a Buddy Cop Movie

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 14, 2023

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

“Do you think men can be sexy AND funny?”

By Jena Friedman | April 14, 2023

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How a Young Sam Shepard Vowed to Never Become His Father

How a Young Sam Shepard Vowed to Never Become His Father

“My history with booze goes back to high school. Back then there was a lot of Benzedrine around...”

By Robert Greenfield | April 11, 2023

Watch the only remaining footage of the very first film adaptation of <em>The Great Gatsby.</em>

Watch the only remaining footage of the very first film adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2023

What to Read Before and After Seeing the Adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s <em>Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman</em>

What to Read Before and After Seeing the Adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

“Elegant, whimsical, and haunting.”

By Literary Hub | April 7, 2023

<em>How to Blow Up a Pipeline</em> is a Brisk Thriller and a Passionate Argument for Revolution

How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a Brisk Thriller and a Passionate Argument for Revolution

The Fictionalization of Andreas Malm’s 2021 Manifesto Asks How Far We Should Go to Fight Climate Destruction and Injustice

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 7, 2023

When Cate Blanchett Played Tennessee Williams’s Greatest Character

When Cate Blanchett Played Tennessee Williams’s Greatest Character

Nancy Schoenberger on the Power of Blanche duBois in Liv Ullmann's Unique Production of A Streetcar Named Desire

By Nancy Schoenberger | April 7, 2023

<em>Tiny Beautiful Things</em> Does Exactly What We Need It to Do

Tiny Beautiful Things Does Exactly What We Need It to Do

“Most of all, this adaptation—and the column itself—is about mothers.”

By Julia Hass | April 6, 2023

Just leave <em>Cruel Intentions</em> alone.

Just leave Cruel Intentions alone.

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2023

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