How Not to Do Comic Noir
Paul Feig misses the mark in "A Simple Favor," his befuddled new crime caper.
Paul Feig misses the mark in "A Simple Favor," his befuddled new crime caper.
What a literature that embraces female anger can achieve
His new novel takes the reader on a boorish financier’s misguided journey of self-discovery.
A liberal's search for God and faith in a divided country
Why America should rethink how it talks about—and ranks—tropical storms
For Jill Lepore, the United States has always been a nation caught between its sunny ideals and its darker realities.
The most disgusting threat posed by Hurricane Florence has a deep connection to our dinner plates.
How the country’s elite institutions have shaped colonialism, Brexit, and today’s global super-rich
But does it matter in the age of Amazon?
The Netflix show's new season is a darkly funny reckoning with grief.
The inventors of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator saw it as a path to self-discovery—and a tool of workplace management.
"The Wife" exposes the inequality in a famous novelist’s marriage.
Two new books propose links between the Bard and the Trump era.
The outrage surrounding their aborted interview goes well beyond the issue of elevating controversial speakers.
What does nationalism mean in a contested state?
In Tangier Island, Virginia, and Joal, Senegal, rising sea levels and temperatures are already erasing a way of life.
A new documentary tells the story of cops who have blown the whistle on the NYPD's predatory tactics.
A lawsuit filed by the struggling retailer's former CEO reveals deep problems—and a potential suitor.
Many jobs are pointless. Others are being automated away. In the future, who will still work for a paycheck?
Thomas Page McBee's "Amateur" journeys to the center of the boxing ring.