A reboot season of the makeover show is now on Netflix. But has it changed enough to say anything new?

Alex Ross Perry’s moody portrait of stifled creativity and tense relationships

On the left and the right, commentators are playing fast and loose with references to totalitarianism.

Eight essays from women in policy, public affairs, and media

The new movie builds on the myth that when Sarah Winchester built her Mystery House, she was overwhelmed by grief.

The original movie, as well as its elaborate marketing campaign, were steeped in mystery. What happened?

Ursula Le Guin’s fiction explored the ultimate fantasy—of self-discovery and the power that comes with it.

A new miniseries about the 1993 standoff seems tailor-made for audiences that sympathize with the anti-government fringe.

By slicing through buildings in his art, Matta-Clark wanted to rescue them from neglect.

A conversation on A. O. Scott's "reassessment" of the filmmaker

Lisa Halliday’s "Asymmetry" presents two worlds in deeply ironic tension.

How the social network's laissez-faire ideology plunged it into crisis

With the help of former “Sex and the City” writers, Sarah Jessica Parker shines in the show’s second season.

In his final film, the Iranian director reached the apex of a career devoted to tender contemplation.

Prejudice is often coded into software, including tools used by the government.

Leïla Slimani's Prix Goncourt–winning novel hangs some fine social observations on a thin, sensationalized plot.

What his sexual misconduct scandal means for young South Asian men

Why one of the best sites on the internet is gone for good