Rumaan Alam

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In Alma Har'el's film, Shia LeBeouf mines his own life—and reminds us how gifted an actor he is.

Unruly and unorthodox (and occasionally uneven), this year's Booker winner grapples with black identity.

A new exhibition harks back to a time when an author could sell books and be a total recluse.

Kathryn Hahn plays a different kind of empty-nester in HBO's newest offering.

On a desolate island, Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe slow-dance their way to madness.

The Museum of Modern Art has used an expansive renovation to both reintroduce and celebrate itself.

A beloved 'New York Times' column becomes a whole new kind of content.

In a subtle new work of autofiction, Ben Lerner takes on Trumpism.

Her novels have always championed the overlooked point of view. But "Trust Exercise" takes on a riskier experiment.

Rakesh Satyal’s funny, big-hearted book is an interrogation of the possibilities of immigrant literature.

A new show at the Brooklyn Museum reconstructs one of the 20th century's most enduring personas.

The president’s prowess as a parent presents a seductive ideal.

Wallace Shawn’s play is about intellectuals grappling with their country’s slide into fascism. Sound familiar?