The Very Small World of VC
The people who bet big on disruptive technologies have a lot in common.
Culture
Lila Savage’s Say Say Say Is a Breakthrough in Women’s Fiction
A debut novel explores self-care through the mind of a caregiver.
Playing Soldiers
An Afghanistan veteran reckons with growing up on G.I. Joe and growing tired of American war drums.
The Secrets in Greenland’s Ice
From exploration to Cold War militarization, how the Arctic became the focus of the climate crisis.
Pining for the Moon
On Apollo 11's fiftieth anniversary, a new exhibition at the Met explores the moon's place in our cultural imagination.
Midsommar Is a Nightmare in Broad Daylight
Ari Aster's folk-horror flick is frightening, beautiful, and just a little unhinged.
Democratic Rot and the Origins of American Conspiracism
Crank ideas have always flourished in times of great instability and inequality.
The Myth of the Welfare Queen
The right turned Linda Taylor into a bogeyman. But her real life was much more complicated.
The Meat Mogul’s Case For Lab-Grown Beef
“If we can make the meat without the animal, why wouldn’t we do that?”
Big Little Lies Gets Tough
The HBO show’s second season feels bleaker and is harder on its characters.
How John Hersey Bore Witness
The author of Hiroshima showed the world the realities of American power.
The Death of Taboo
How Donald Trump and his allies have drained the stigma from society's worst transgressions.
The Loudest Voice Stars A Very Simple Monster
The new miniseries casts Roger Ailes and Fox News as all-powerful architects of political disaster. The truth is more complicated.
Miriam Toews’s Quiet Revolution
The women in her new novel confront abuse and grapple with faith.
The United States’ Debt to Immigrants
Suketu Mehta’s new book reckons with the colonialism and exploitation that have uprooted so many people.
The Sameness of Cass Sunstein
His books keep pushing the same technocratic fixes. But today’s most pressing questions cannot be depoliticized.
Hulu’s Das Boot Gets Lost at Sea
The new remake of a World War II epic falls victim to the conventions of prestige TV.
How Graffiti Became Gentrified
Two decades after Rudy Giuliani tried to rid New York City of graffiti, the art form is flourishing—with unexpected consequences.
