Trump’s FCC Chief Brendan Carr Is Acting More Like a Mob Enforcer Than a Federal Regulator Trump’s FCC Chief Brendan Carr Is Acting More Like a Mob Enforcer Than a Federal Regulator
With a new GOP majority, the incoming FCC boss aims to punish criticism, reward obedience—and screw the public.
Jun 25, 2025 / Sam Gustin
Alexandra Cooper of “Call Her Daddy” Calls It Harassment Alexandra Cooper of “Call Her Daddy” Calls It Harassment
A new Hulu-produced series by the podcast superstar documents years of sexual harassment and institutional cover-up within Boston University’s athletics department.
Jun 25, 2025 / Ray Epstein
Seth Rogen’s Toothless Hollywood Satire Seth Rogen’s Toothless Hollywood Satire
The Studio is pitched as a send-up of the idiocy of the entertainment industry, but its potshots are harmless, even friendly.
Jun 25, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
The Death and Rebirth of New York City The Death and Rebirth of New York City
A new documentary about the 1975 fiscal crisis, Drop Dead City, is entertaining to watch but dangerously misleading as history—or politics.
Jun 24, 2025 / Doug Henwood
J. Hoberman’s Lost New York J. Hoberman’s Lost New York
In Everything Is Now, the veteran film critic looks back at the downtown art scene of the 1960s.
Jun 24, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Andrew Marzoni
Alison Bechdel’s Next Step Alison Bechdel’s Next Step
In Spent, the graphic novelist confronts aging, politics, sex, and what it means to succeed under capitalism.
Jun 23, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Jillian Steinhauer
Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran Those Sometimes-Trump Neocons Are Returning to the Fold Over Iran
As the president backs Israel’s long-awaited war with Iran, his neoconservative critics find themselves in an awkward position.
Jun 20, 2025 / Column / David Klion
Street Art in Newburgh, New York Street Art in Newburgh, New York
The widening gulf.
Jun 20, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution Preserve, Protect, and Defend the Constitution
The people have the power.
Jun 19, 2025 / OppArt / India Tresselt