On the bad digital design we cannot escape

A roundtable discussion of "Avengers: Infinity War," the 19th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

How academia exploits the labor—and love—of aspiring scholars

Claire L. Evans’s new book is a bittersweet reminder that the internet used to be freer and more fun.

The rapper's flirtation with right-wing politics renews an age-old debate about art and politics.

"Disobedience" is an intimate, subtle examination of a tight-knit community, told through a lesbian love affair.

A new book on Renaissance mathematics makes a bold case.

Can an environmentalist avoid political movements and the big, structural solutions they offer?

In her new novel “Motherhood,” Sheila Heti reflects on fate, agency, and time.

Michael Mayer's take on the classic play features a stellar cast, a roving camera, and plenty of subtext.

"Billions" reckons with the inflated egos and muddled ethics of Wall Street.

The streaming service is producing more content than ever. The problem is that a lot of it is mediocre.

How neoliberalism shapes the global economy and limits the power of democracies.

"I Feel Pretty" is a comedy robbed of all its potential magic by its disappointing script.

Militant suffragettes’ most important tactic was to turn women’s bodies—supposedly passive, pliant, and protected—into a battleground. 

Capturing a lost era in Sanlé Sory’s studio portraits in Burkina Faso

Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize reveals the way hip-hop has scrambled the distinction between music and literature.

For years, viewers wrote to Law & Order: SVU’s Mariska Hargitay for help. Her new documentary highlights a scandal.