Remember when Jonathan Franzen was on <em>Jeopardy!</em>?

Remember when Jonathan Franzen was on Jeopardy!?

By Emily Temple | June 23, 2021

How Racism, American Idealism, and Patriotism Created the Modern Myth of the Alamo and Davy Crockett

How Racism, American Idealism, and Patriotism Created the Modern Myth of the Alamo and Davy Crockett

Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford on the Making of a Misrepresented Narrative

By Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford | June 22, 2021

The short story that broke the internet will soon be a movie starring Nicholas Braun (?!).

The short story that broke the internet will soon be a movie starring Nicholas Braun (?!).

By Walker Caplan | June 21, 2021

This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

By Walker Caplan | June 17, 2021

Let Tom Hiddleston read your kids a bedtime story.

Let Tom Hiddleston read your kids a bedtime story.

By Dan Sheehan | June 17, 2021

Jordan Kisner Talks Pain, Masculinity, and Cowboys in Chloé Zhao’s <em>The Rider</em>

Jordan Kisner Talks Pain, Masculinity, and Cowboys in Chloé Zhao’s The Rider

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | June 17, 2021

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Sarah Polley is adapting Miriam Toews’s Women Talking and the cast is perfect.

By Jonny Diamond | June 16, 2021

"They're old and outdated. That's the truth." Little Richard on why the critics should shut up.

By Vanessa Willoughby | June 16, 2021

Watch Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. trade insults on live television.

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What <em>The Endless Summer</em> Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

What The Endless Summer Gets Right—and Wrong—About African Surf Culture

Kunyalala Ndlovu Considers New Possibilities For Framing Global Surf Culture

By Kunyalala Ndlovu | June 15, 2021

Watch this never-aired ABC television profile of James Baldwin.

Watch this never-aired ABC television profile of James Baldwin.

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The Painful Compromise of Chasing Artistic Dreams in Putin’s Russia

The Painful Compromise of Chasing Artistic Dreams in Putin’s Russia

Joshua Yaffa in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 14, 2021

How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

Adam Scovell on One of the Playwright’s Many Legacies

By Adam Scovell | June 10, 2021

Kali Fajardo-Anstine on <em>Sunshine Cleaning</em> and Femininity in the Death Industry

Kali Fajardo-Anstine on Sunshine Cleaning and Femininity in the Death Industry

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Barrett Swanson on Searching for Solace and Meaning in Subcultures

Barrett Swanson on Searching for Solace and Meaning in Subcultures

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 10, 2021

Why is every on-screen antiheroine suddenly vaping?

Why is every on-screen antiheroine suddenly vaping?

By Walker Caplan | June 9, 2021

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