An ode to Paul Bettany's mellifluous, magisterial turn as Chaucer in <em>A Knight's Tale</em>.

An ode to Paul Bettany's mellifluous, magisterial turn as Chaucer in A Knight's Tale.

By Emily Temple | April 16, 2021

Watch the stunning new trailer for <em>The Underground Railroad</em>.

Watch the stunning new trailer for The Underground Railroad.

By Vanessa Willoughby | April 15, 2021

This 1980 George Plimpton TV commercial for video games is a masterpiece.

This 1980 George Plimpton TV commercial for video games is a masterpiece.

By Jonny Diamond | April 14, 2021

Finding Hemingway: Seeing the Self Behind the Self-Mythologizer

Finding Hemingway: Seeing the Self Behind the Self-Mythologizer

Alex Thomas on Lynn Novick and Ken Burns’s New Documentary

By Alex Thomas | April 14, 2021

Natalie Portman is your new Ferrante heroine.

Natalie Portman is your new Ferrante heroine.

By Dan Sheehan | April 13, 2021

Watch Kathy Acker read from <em>The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec</em>.

Watch Kathy Acker read from The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec.

By Walker Caplan | April 12, 2021

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On the Long Tradition of the Imitative Performance of Blackness

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Amy Solomon and Aparna Nancherla on the Intersection of Comedy and Anxiety

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Park Chan-wook is directing a TV adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer.

By Walker Caplan | April 7, 2021

The Gospel of Neo: How <em>The Matrix</em> Paved the Way for the Marvel Universe

The Gospel of Neo: How The Matrix Paved the Way for the Marvel Universe

Kim Taylor-Foster on the Cultural Impact of the Wachowskis’ Now Classic Trilogy

By Kim Taylor-Foster | April 7, 2021

Watch this endearingly low-budget Soviet TV adaptation of <em>Lord of the Rings</em>.

Watch this endearingly low-budget Soviet TV adaptation of Lord of the Rings.

By Vanessa Willoughby | April 6, 2021

Get a tour of Leonora Carrington's Mexico City home and workspace.

Get a tour of Leonora Carrington's Mexico City home and workspace.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2021

How Tony Soprano Inaugurated a New (and Raw) Version of Masculinity

How Tony Soprano Inaugurated a New (and Raw) Version of Masculinity

Susan Bordo on One of Pop Culture's Most Well-Known Mob Bosses

By Susan Bordo | April 6, 2021

Randall Park is directing a film adaptation of Adrian Tomine's <em>Shortcomings</em>.

Randall Park is directing a film adaptation of Adrian Tomine's Shortcomings.

By Dan Sheehan | March 31, 2021

Watch the bonkers trailer for the 1972 adaptation of <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em>.

Watch the bonkers trailer for the 1972 adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five.

By Emily Temple | March 31, 2021

Your Wednesday ASMR: John Ciardi reading his poem “Happiness.”

Your Wednesday ASMR: John Ciardi reading his poem “Happiness.”

By Walker Caplan | March 31, 2021

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