In the new HBO thriller, Wever is a triumph. Why does her character have to spend time loathing her body?

From alcohol to amphetamines, a new book shows intimate links between the policing of substances and the waging of war.

The most distinctive voice in blogging returns with a third essay collection, “Wow, No Thank You.”

The late historian and author of “The Paranoid Style in American Politics” misdiagnosed the fate of modern conservatism.

How booksellers are coping with the coronavirus crisis—and what comes next

In Robert Kolker’s "Hidden Valley Road," a family tragedy illuminates the mysterious origins of an illness.

We don’t quite leave social networks we don’t trust. We stay for the friends who still post. We lurk.

Eliza Hittman’s new movie is a hyper-realistic abortion story.

Naming the first people to fall sick often leads to abuse.

The 50-year effort to advance a conservative legal agenda

The final installment of Mantel’s trilogy is the bloodiest yet—and the saddest.

Can we salvage an egalitarian vision from the ruins of Labor Zionism?

Recollections of My Nonexistence is big on relatable feminist insights but skips the difficult questions.

The soul of conservative America just might be found in a cartoon about a gang of vulgar little boys.

Jenny Offill’s Weather captures the dread of a global catastrophe.

The Netflix documentary series is the next best thing to watching sports themselves.

A pristine, stripped-down aesthetic conceals the messy realities of society.

An investigation into the most toxic book of a toxic season.

All I wanna do is zoom-a-zoom-zoom-zoom.

Heavy lies the crown in Netflix’s bewildering documentary series about a glamorous but unbalanced zookeeper.