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It’s a shock to see a penis in the opening line of The Key Biscayne Affair. The narrator, who was 12 at the time, isn’t being... Read More

Renee Baruch literally didn’t know what hit her. In May 2023, the retired lawyer was crossing the street in uptown Manhattan when, the... Read More

A beige plastic telephone sits on a wooden table. The handset, attached by a coiled cord, rests in its cradle. The base has a clear dial with... Read More

The author Chad Harbach just had a banner week. His second novel, “The Brightness,” hit bookstores. A24 announced his television... Read More

This isn’t talked about as much as some other aspects of the era, but “extreme sports” were a major part of American... Read More

If you have ever been fortunate enough to visit the beaches of Normandy, you are likely familiar with the strange dissonance of watching... Read More

Fifteen days after Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Ethel was born, in August 1891, the future president left his wife and four children... Read More

Great openings are priceless. “Call me Ishmael.” “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” “It is... Read More

Through the glass in shaded gold—translucent bluish form emerged—delightful flying saucer tilted—on a tiny darkened marble... Read More

Naomi Kanakia recently attracted a good deal of attention with a long article on little magazines.[1] In it, she argues that the contributors... Read More

My workweek started on a Tuesday. The weekend prior was busy—so busy I had to take Monday off just to rest. There was Friday happy... Read More

Someone recently asked me if I don’t get exhausted getting “so angry all the time.” Of course. But what is more exhausting,... Read More

The options for communication are endless. Getting in touch with someone has never been easier, which also means we are subject to frequent... Read More

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer admitted in October to using artificial intelligence to come up with a list of traits that make her... Read More

In season six of Sex and the City, Carrie’s budding relationship with her new boyfriend, a novelist named Jack Berger, falls apart... Read More

Sometimes it’s fun to be early to the party. GQ launched the Breakouts portfolio in 2014 to celebrate the Hollywood upstarts who were... Read More

On February 2, 2026, the board of the Boston Symphony Orchestra voted to terminate its contract with conductor Andris Nelsons. Nelsons had... Read More

We started this project with one big question: What is indie rock? Our answer is these 100 albums that offer one definition of the genre. It... Read More

WHEN ERIC HOBSBAWM died in 2012 at the age of 95, he was as close to a celebrity as a British historian is likely to become. The Guardian... Read More

The American public seems to be in an ornery mood about artificial intelligence. At a concert recently, I saw a musician draw a chorus of... Read More

Can the campus novel still exist, as a genre, if universities are in decline? That is the question raised by Randy Boyagoda’s latest... Read More

IF THE NIGHT had ended differently, Klay Thompson would have had a very different agenda for his off day in Los Angeles. There had been talk... Read More

About a year ago I got a dumb phone. I was at the start of my second year at university, and I decided it was possible. My smartphone had... Read More

What do we expect from actors’ books? Why would they decide to tell their own story when their passion (and our entertainment) comes... Read More

In the wake of the Blue tsunami, David DesRosiers and the "Get Real" panel examine how the midterms have redrawn the American political map... Read More

I’m on Virginia State Route 28, driving through Manassas and its neighboring town, Manassas Park. Most folks who aren’t from here... Read More

I haven’t written a letter to my wife in a few years. It’s not so much because we spend all day together now that we’re... Read More

In moments of desperation, great men always rise to meet the occasion. The new biopic “Jimmy,” detailing the life of Hollywood... Read More

The documentary film space is ripe for innovation, as Nathan Fielder (You Can See Everything) has just shown the entire world. While... Read More