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Hulu’s <em>Conversations with Friends</em> Captures the Quintessential Rooney Longing, if Not Much Else

Hulu’s Conversations with Friends Captures the Quintessential Rooney Longing, if Not Much Else

Nylah Burton on the Newest Addition to the Sally Rooneyverse

By Nylah Burton | May 13, 2022

Chelsea Bieker on the Problematic Use of Pursuit in <em>Sleeping With the Enemy</em>

Chelsea Bieker on the Problematic Use of Pursuit in Sleeping With the Enemy

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | May 12, 2022

Notes from a Prop Master: Making the Book of Secrets for <em>National Treasure 2</em>

Notes from a Prop Master: Making the Book of Secrets for National Treasure 2

Ross MacDonald on the Hollywood Tradition of “Big Scary Movie Books”

By Ross MacDonald | May 11, 2022

Minnie Driver on Walking Out of a (Pervy, Humiliating) Audition

Minnie Driver on Walking Out of a (Pervy, Humiliating) Audition

"Realizing there was nowhere to spit out the chocolate, I did what so many women do in the name of pleasing men, and I swallowed."

By Minnie Driver | May 10, 2022

How <em>Ten Percent</em>, Like <em>Call My Agent!</em> Before it, Turns Celebrity Into Text

How Ten Percent, Like Call My Agent! Before it, Turns Celebrity Into Text

Alexis Gunderson on the British Remake of the Campy Celebrity Send-up

By Alexis Gunderson | May 9, 2022

<em>Ten Steps to Nanette</em> by Hannah Gadsby, Read by the Author

Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby, Read by the Author

Don’t Miss This Audiobook

By Behind the Mic | May 9, 2022

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Leslie Jamison on the Role of the Graspy Grad Student in Midsommar

By Open Form | May 5, 2022

It looks like filming is going to start on Ocean Vuong’s beloved debut novel.

By Katie Yee | May 4, 2022

Happening Captures the Horrifying Everydayness of Illegal Abortion

By Caroline Godard | May 4, 2022

A Shakespearean Study Guide for <em>The Northman</em>

A Shakespearean Study Guide for The Northman

Saxo and Shakespeare, Masculine Fantasies, and Racist Fictions in Robert Eggers’s New Blockbuster

By The Why Shakespeare? Course | May 3, 2022

The Untold and Very True Story of <em>The Devil Wears Prada</em>

The Untold and Very True Story of The Devil Wears Prada

On Anna Wintour, a Former Assistant, and the Role That Made an Editor a Celebrity

By Amy Odell | May 3, 2022

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in May

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in May

From True Crime to Giant Snakes, Something for Everyone

By Eliza Smith | May 2, 2022

Andy Serkis is bringing this 1996 Elizabeth McCracken novel to the big screen.

Andy Serkis is bringing this 1996 Elizabeth McCracken novel to the big screen.

By Dan Sheehan | April 28, 2022

Food and Drink Pairings For Patrick Swayze’s Filmography? Yes Please.

Food and Drink Pairings For Patrick Swayze’s Filmography? Yes Please.

Red Dawn Obviously Calls for Bloody Marys and Beef Stroganoff

By Neal E. Fischer | April 28, 2022

Maybe Don’t Try to Play the <em>Withnail & I</em> Drinking Game

Maybe Don’t Try to Play the Withnail & I Drinking Game

Adam Haslett in Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on Open Form

By Open Form | April 28, 2022

What <em>Julia</em>—HBO’s New Julia Child Series—Gets Terribly Wrong About Legendary Editor Judith Jones

What Julia—HBO’s New Julia Child Series—Gets Terribly Wrong About Legendary Editor Judith Jones

Sara Franklin on the Stark Boundaries Between Myth and Reality

By Sara B. Franklin | April 27, 2022

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