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July 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Jonah Lehrer is really sorry this time, he swears.
July 5, 2016
Walton Muyumba
Yaa Gyasi’s Transatlantic Epic
The story of a family curse, 'Homegoing' wrestles with African American identity.
July 3, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Elie Wiesel, the boy who lived.
July 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
NBA free agency is nuts.
July 1, 2016
Tim Grierson
The Legend of Tarzan: What’s Wrong With a Little Monkey Business?
The latest film starring Edgar Rice Burroughs’s mythic character is a somber, misguided, effects-heavy abomination.
July 1, 2016
Jeet Heer
Gay Talese and the Problem With New Journalism
The scandal surrounding the venerable journalist's new book illustrates the risk of mixing fact with fiction.
July 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Gay Talese has disavowed his disavowal of The Voyeur’s Motel.
July 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump likes the worst professional athletes.
July 1, 2016
Pan Wang
How TV Dating Shows Changed Love and Marriage in China Forever
As TV became more commercialized, so did marriage.
July 1, 2016
Alex Shephard
Gay Talese screwed up.
June 30, 2016
PodcastMikaela Lefrak
Adnan totally did it.
June 30, 2016
Alex Shephard
Terrence Malick has finally made an IMAX movie.
June 29, 2016
Jeet Heer
The futurist Alvin Toffler now belongs to the past.
June 29, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Will Euro 2016 continue to be great?
June 29, 2016
Will Leitch
The BFG: A Bedtime Story for Gramps
Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story is dreamy to look at, but lacks a youthful spark.
June 29, 2016
Tim Lomas
How Other Languages Can Reveal the Secrets to Happiness
A limited vocabulary could be limiting your happiness.
June 29, 2016
MagazineElspeth Reeve
The Tumbler Tumblr
How hard-core gymnastics fans are revolutionizing the way the sport is covered.
June 29, 2016
Moira Donegan
Christina Crosby’s Impossible Memoir of Pain
When Crosby was paralyzed by an accident, both she and her friend Maggie Nelson reckoned with it in their writing.
June 29, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 23: Independence Day, The Neon Demon, The Shallows, and More
June 28, 2016
MagazineMalcolm Harris
Mom’s Invisible Hand
What men got wrong about the economy.

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