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Taking Lessons in Solitude from French Cinema

Taking Lessons in Solitude from French Cinema

Sanaë Lemoine on Finding Freedom in Isolation

By Sanaë Lemoine | June 16, 2020

Here's Shaq reading an Edward Hirsch poem about basketball.

Here's Shaq reading an Edward Hirsch poem about basketball.

By Dan Sheehan | June 12, 2020

Lessons for 2020 From the Films of Studio Ghibli

Lessons for 2020 From the Films of Studio Ghibli

Susan Napier on the Legendary Studio's First Big Success

By Susan Napier | June 9, 2020

The Latest Incarnation of Shirley Jackson on the Big Screen is Basically Fan Fiction

The Latest Incarnation of Shirley Jackson on the Big Screen is Basically Fan Fiction

And It's Great!

By Emily Temple | June 8, 2020

Listen to Claudia Rankine on whiteness and the photography of Paul Graham.

Listen to Claudia Rankine on whiteness and the photography of Paul Graham.

By Jonny Diamond | June 3, 2020

<em>Mad Men</em> is leaving Netflix. Time to read John Cheever.

Mad Men is leaving Netflix. Time to read John Cheever.

By Raf Richardson-Carillo | June 2, 2020

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Hollywood's Unlikely Evolution from The Birth of a Nation to Wokeness

By Greg Garrett | June 1, 2020

Sorry nerds, the big Dungeons & Dragons movie is delayed because of coronavirus.

By Jonny Diamond | May 29, 2020

Latest Irish literary phenom Naoise Dolan's Exciting Times is coming to TV.

By Dan Sheehan | May 28, 2020

Will the new adaptation of <em>The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo</em> be an adaptation at all?

Will the new adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo be an adaptation at all?

By Aaron Robertson | May 27, 2020

The absolute weirdest episode of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> still slaps 20 years later.

The absolute weirdest episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer still slaps 20 years later.

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2020

Antidepressants or Tolkien: a quiz for actual sad nerds.

Antidepressants or Tolkien: a quiz for actual sad nerds.

By Jonny Diamond | May 21, 2020

The creators of the new adaptation of <em>The Stand</em> swear it's not just about plagues.

The creators of the new adaptation of The Stand swear it's not just about plagues.

By Aaron Robertson | May 20, 2020

On 1970s Feminism and Watching <em>Mrs. America</em><br> as a Trans Woman

On 1970s Feminism and Watching Mrs. America
as a Trans Woman

Veronica Esposito Considers the Cost of Historic Victories

By Veronica Esposito | May 19, 2020

How Energy, Chaos, and a Flair for Entertainment Created Nightly News

How Energy, Chaos, and a Flair for Entertainment Created Nightly News

Lisa Napoli on Ted Kavanau

By Lisa Napoli | May 18, 2020

Here's Katherine Anne Porter describing how she resisted death during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

Here's Katherine Anne Porter describing how she resisted death during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic.

By Dan Sheehan | May 15, 2020

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