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In Praise of “Toxic” Female Friendships

In Praise of “Toxic” Female Friendships

Ginny Hogan on the Intersection of Beauty and Disappointment, on the Page and the Screen

By Ginny Hogan | April 25, 2025

A literary guide to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

A literary guide to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

By Brittany Allen | April 22, 2025

Here’s everything that’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s everything that’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | April 18, 2025

Here's everything that's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's everything that's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | April 11, 2025

<em>Drop</em> is a Rom-Com Psychological Thriller for Our Surveillance Age

Drop is a Rom-Com Psychological Thriller for Our Surveillance Age

The Film Excels at Dramatizing the Practical Dangers of Living in a Digital World

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 11, 2025

How <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> Continues to Inspire Generations of Fans

How Buffy the Vampire Slayer Continues to Inspire Generations of Fans

Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs on Their Shared Love For the TV Cult Favorite

By Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs | April 11, 2025

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Rewatching The Sound of Music in the Age of Tradwives, Trump, and American Fascism

By Meredith Hambrock | April 9, 2025

Here are a few things that are getting us through the week.

By Brittany Allen | April 4, 2025

Republicans in Congress Are Going After a Free and Independent Media

By Aron Solomon | April 3, 2025

On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s <em>This American Life</em> Forever

On the Episode That Changed Ira Glass’s This American Life Forever

Or, On the Importance of Fact-Checking

By Steve Oney | March 31, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in April

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in April

Small Things, Big Things, Scary Things

By Emily Temple | March 28, 2025

Life After One-Word Virality: Yes, I’m the Person Who Came Up With #Scandoval

Life After One-Word Virality: Yes, I’m the Person Who Came Up With #Scandoval

Hannah Selinger on Coining the Perfect Portmanteau (and Writing a Whole Book)

By Hannah Selinger | March 26, 2025

Deserted Beaches, Lost Souls: On the Beautiful Emptiness at the Heart of <em>White Lotus</em>

Deserted Beaches, Lost Souls: On the Beautiful Emptiness at the Heart of White Lotus

David Barnes Considers the Literary Tourism of the Lotus-Eaters

By David Barnes | March 17, 2025

How Are the Books in <em>The White Lotus</em> Chosen? Meet the Man Who Picks Them

How Are the Books in The White Lotus Chosen? Meet the Man Who Picks Them

Brittany K. Allen Talks to Props Master Michael Cory

By Brittany Allen | March 14, 2025

What Western Art Can Learn from Hayao Miyazaki’s Radical Portrayals of Childhood

What Western Art Can Learn from Hayao Miyazaki’s Radical Portrayals of Childhood

Henry Lien on Self-Esteem, "My Neighbor Totoro," and Defying Box-Office Tropes

By Henry Lien | March 10, 2025

What books are the characters from this year’s best picture nominees reading?

What books are the characters from this year’s best picture nominees reading?

By James Folta | February 28, 2025

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