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Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal in “Materialists.”

Celine Song’s “Materialists” Tries to Subvert the Rom-Com

The filmmaker’s follow-up to “Past Lives” is cerebral and frank about wealth and romance.

A photo illustration of key characters around the Charlottesville protests in 2021 including images of Zyahna Bryant, Richard Spencer, and the Robert E Lee statue and Thomas Jefferson

Unearthing the Deep Fascist Roots of the Unite the Right Rally

Charlottesville reaches into Virginia’s past to trace the currents that led to the violent neo-Nazi rally.

Yiyun Li’s Unsparing Memoir of Life After Two Sons’ Suicides

A painted portrait of author Yiyun Lee looking serene before a background of green and a foreground of various flowers

Yiyun Li’s Unsparing Memoir of Life After Two Sons’ Suicides

Books & the Arts

Photograph of an installation by Mumbai-based collaborative art studio CAMP

The Inspiring Hacktivist Ethos of an Indian Art Studio

Photograph of an installation by Mumbai-based collaborative art studio CAMP

The Inspiring Hacktivist Ethos of an Indian Art Studio

A Devastating New Exposé of Johnson & Johnson Indicts an Entire System

Alexander Zaitchik

Alexander Zaitchik

A Devastating New Exposé of Johnson & Johnson Indicts an Entire System

Illustration of a baby surrounded by menacing images of pills and a baby powder container. Imagery from vintage J&J ads is also included to suggest that the issues with the company have been happening for decades.

A Devastating New Exposé of Johnson & Johnson Indicts an Entire System

Alexander Zaitchik

Illustration of a baby surrounded by menacing images of pills and a baby powder container. Imagery from vintage J&J ads is also included to suggest that the issues with the company have been happening for decades.

Alexander Zaitchik

A Devastating New Exposé of Johnson & Johnson Indicts an Entire System

Seth Rogen’s The Studio Isn’t Just a Celebration of Hollywood’s Past

Seth Rogen’s The Studio Isn’t Just a Celebration of Hollywood’s Past

Seth Rogen in a scene from The Studio

Seth Rogen’s The Studio Isn’t Just a Celebration of Hollywood’s Past

Seth Rogen in a scene from The Studio

Seth Rogen’s The Studio Isn’t Just a Celebration of Hollywood’s Past

Illustration of Karl Marx superimposed on the American flag, symbolizing the impact he's had on the U.S. over the years

What America Made of Marx

Tracing the leftist icon’s influence on the history of the United States

A portrait of a young R. Crumb

Jeremy Lybarger

Lewd, Problematic, and Profoundly Influential

R. Crumb’s cartoons plumb the grotesque corners of the American unconscious.