Chance the Rapper’s Tedious Benediction Chance the Rapper’s Tedious Benediction
On The Big Day, Chance gets swallowed up by the pomp, circumstance, and symbolism of his long-awaited debut album.
Aug 7, 2019 / Stephen Kearse
Who Doesn’t Love Private Health Insurance? Who Doesn’t Love Private Health Insurance?
Some days, arguing with your representative over the phone is the only human connection you have.
Aug 7, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
The Play Challenging Us to See the Rot at the Heart of Our Democracy The Play Challenging Us to See the Rot at the Heart of Our Democracy
As its New York run ends, What the Constitution Means to Me remains an urgent and salient critique of the country’s foundational document.
Aug 6, 2019 / Alisa Solomon
What Netflix’s ‘Great Hack’ Gets Wrong About Cambridge Analytica What Netflix’s ‘Great Hack’ Gets Wrong About Cambridge Analytica
The British consulting firm didn’t steal the 2016 election, and it couldn’t have if it tried.
Aug 6, 2019 / Micah L. Sifry
The Dirtbag Magnetism of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ‘Fleabag’ The Dirtbag Magnetism of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ‘Fleabag’
Across its two seasons, the show and its creator’s antic imagination tore apart TV storytelling conventions.
Aug 5, 2019 / Erin Schwartz
The Hallucinatory Violence of Quentin Tarantino’s Alternate Histories The Hallucinatory Violence of Quentin Tarantino’s Alternate Histories
Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood looks back at the summer of ’69 and brings the Manson family murders into the present.
Aug 2, 2019 / Stuart Klawans
Trump’s Demagoguery Is an Old American Tradition Trump’s Demagoguery Is an Old American Tradition
Over 100 years ago, the US exploited racial differences to distract the country from its overwhelming inequality. Trump is doing the same.
Aug 1, 2019 / Adam Hochschild
Daša Drndić Dives Into the Abyss of History Daša Drndić Dives Into the Abyss of History
The Croatian novelist’s work reckons with some of the 20th century’s most violent moments, all in the hope of recovering the stories of both the victims and victimizers.
Aug 1, 2019 / Nathan Goldman
This Indie Band Has Beyoncé’s Seal of Approval This Indie Band Has Beyoncé’s Seal of Approval
Folk rock group Florist’s poetic new LP, Emily Alone, is quietly showstopping.
Jul 31, 2019 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The Republicans’ 50-State Strategy The Republicans’ 50-State Strategy
Alexander Hertel-Fernandez’s State Capture examines the trio of right-wing groups that have helped fortify GOP power in local and state government.
Jul 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bryce Covert