Is It Too Late to Save Hollywood? Is It Too Late to Save Hollywood?
A conversation with A.S. Hamrah about the dispiriting state of the movie business in the post-Covid era.
Feb 4, 2026 / Q&A / Kyle Paoletta
The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine
The $45 million advertorial abounds in unintended ironies.
Feb 2, 2026 / Katha Pollitt
Melania at the Multiplex Melania at the Multiplex
Packaging a $75 million bribe from Jeff Bezos as a vapid, content-challenged biopic.
Feb 2, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations Ishmael Reed on His Diverse Inspirations
The origins of the Before Columbus Foundation.
Jan 30, 2026 / Ishmael Reed
The Cartoonist, the Director, and the Sex Workers The Cartoonist, the Director, and the Sex Workers
Sook-Yin Lee’s new romantic comedy, Paying for It, explores Platonic love and prostitution.
Jan 29, 2026 / Jeet Heer
How Immigration Transformed Europe’s Most Conservative Capital How Immigration Transformed Europe’s Most Conservative Capital
Madrid has changed greatly since 1975, at once opening itself to immigrants from Latin America while also doubling down on conservative politics.
Jan 28, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sebastiaan Faber and Bécquer Seguín
A Living Archive of Peter Hujar A Living Archive of Peter Hujar
The director Ira Sachs’s transforms an intimate interview with the photographer into a film about friendship, routine, and why we make art at all.
Jan 27, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Phoebe Chen
George Whitmore’s Unsparing Queer Fiction George Whitmore’s Unsparing Queer Fiction
Long out of print, his novel Nebraska is an enigmatic record of queer survival in midcentury America.
Jan 26, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Lybarger
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
Jan 22, 2026 / StudentNation / Colin Warren
The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead The Line, a Saudi Megaproject, Is Dead
It was always doomed to unravel, but the firms who lent their name to this folly should be held accountable.
Jan 21, 2026 / Column / Kate Wagner