I never expected to see people like myself in positions of power. Then Obama came along.

When everything is falling apart, detective mystery can only function as escapism.

Including new work from Sofia Coppola, Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, and Paul Thomas Anderson.

Money taints everything, why not writing too?

The twisted fairy tales of Ottessa Moshfegh.

It worked for Republicans—twice. And charismatic candidates like Barack Obama and Bill Clinton don't appear every four years.

Her barnstorming speech at this weekend’s Golden Globes showed how political discourse always fits itself to the shape of the screen.

Jonathan Chait's new book shows the failure of "grown up" liberalism.

The director of 'Jaws' grew up “a wimp in a world of jocks.” He just wanted to be accepted.

Now that microdosing has brought back LSD, is it time for women to finally enjoy mind-altering drugs?

ABC’s new documentary about the notorious parent-killers is an unseemly and incoherent collage.

In following the adventures of a crew of misfits, Netflix's new sci-fi drama presents a commentary on truth and knowledge in our time.

Liberals should expand the concept to include socioeconomic status.

The late critic’s seminal work was very much of its time—in ways both good and bad.

Rethinking the legacy of writers who worked with the CIA.

A new exhibition shows how painters and photographers once vied to bring the dead to life.