“Industry”’s Gleeful Critique of Capital “Industry”’s Gleeful Critique of Capital
HBO’s investment banking drama makes a soap opera out of the “useless” but lurid nature of finance.
Oct 31, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Family Dramas Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Family Dramas
In her latest novel, Long Island Compromise, the novelist explores how a kidnapping transforms a suburban New York family.
Oct 30, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers
25 Years of Indecision With Jon Stewart 25 Years of Indecision With Jon Stewart
Before he left his post at The Daily Show, Stewart was America’s voice of reason. Times have changed. Has he?
Oct 29, 2024 / Feature / John Semley
Emily Oster and the Optimization of Parenting Emily Oster and the Optimization of Parenting
What gets lost when we approach pregnancy and raising children through data?
Oct 29, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Anna Louie Sussman
The Real Scandal in New York City The Real Scandal in New York City
What’s worse than taking illegal foreign campaign contributions? Mayor Eric Adams’s failure to meet the city’s glaring needs.
Oct 29, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Politics of Speech on the American Campus The Politics of Speech on the American Campus
Freedom of speech on campuses has long been under attack, but now more than ever.
Oct 28, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Robbins
The Making of Donald Trump The Making of Donald Trump
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion on the new Trump biopic, The Apprentice.
Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny Tucker Carlson’s Weird Spanking Fantasy Is Designed to Stir Up MAGA Misogyny
By extolling Trump as “Daddy” meting out corporal punishment, the disgraced TV host is pitching authoritarian patriarchy.
Oct 25, 2024 / Jeet Heer