Rock Steady: How the Former Oscars Host Spent a Year Plotting His Slap Back Rock Steady: How the Former Oscars Host Spent a Year Plotting His Slap Back
Chris Rock revives the furor over The Slap on the eve of the 2023 Oscars.
Mar 9, 2023 / Ben Schwartz
The Many Labyrinths of Alejandro Iñarritu’s Oscar-Nominated “Bardo” The Many Labyrinths of Alejandro Iñarritu’s Oscar-Nominated “Bardo”
Disjointed, unnerving, and divisive, Bardo challenges its viewers to make sense of it.
Mar 9, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Ilan Stavans
Ron DeSantis Says, “The Left Made Me Do It”; Plus Our Oscar Preview With John Powers Ron DeSantis Says, “The Left Made Me Do It”; Plus Our Oscar Preview With John Powers
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Chris Lehmann talks about the DeSantis book, and John Powers complains about the Academy Awards.
Mar 9, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
What the Oscars Represent: Meritocracy Without Merit What the Oscars Represent: Meritocracy Without Merit
In Michael Schulman’s extensive history of the awards, Oscar Wars, he documents how the institution’s reactionary origins still leak into today’s film culture.
Mar 8, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu
Fox News and the Quicksand of Lies Fox News and the Quicksand of Lies
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann and I talk about the network and the broader problem of a post-truth society.
The Cult of J. Edgar Hoover The Cult of J. Edgar Hoover
A zealot through and through, he ran the FBI like a religious sect.
Mar 7, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild
Mike Pence Resists Grand Jury Subpeona Mike Pence Resists Grand Jury Subpeona
Mar 7, 2023 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious Reports of Trump’s Demise Are Premature, and His Threat of “Retribution” Is Serious
At CPAC, the former president outlines his plan to regain the GOP nomination—and the White House.
Mar 6, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Costs and Contradictions of Ballet The Costs and Contradictions of Ballet
Alice Robb’s Don’t Think, Dear and Ellen O’Connell Whittet’s What You Become in Flight explore both the liberating sense of art and the domineering logic of ballet.
Mar 4, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Glory Liu
The American Repossession of the Philippines The American Repossession of the Philippines
As the US dramatically expands its military presence, colonialist history is repeating itself.
Mar 4, 2023 / Feature / Walden Bello