Is Unorthodox Inauthentic?
A dissenting take on the popular Netflix mini-series, one among a growing genre of escape-from-Judaism stories
How to Build a Movie Star
Beanie Feldstein is irresistible as a high-schooler who leaps onto the masthead of a high-profile music magazine
Tear the Roof Off the Sucker
Cut a rug in the comfort of your own home with Donna Summer, Blondie, the Weeknd, James Brown, and more
Calder Complex
“My fan mail is enormous—everybody is under six”: on the American sculptor’s complicated relationship with his admirers
Working Girl
After Ari, Jackie O spent 20 years in book publishing. A friend of hers remembers that largely overlooked time
Interview with a Virus
In which he thanks his main man, the super-spreader in chief, Donnie Darkness
The #uck of the Irish
The sex-soaked mini-series Normal People gets people horny for Ireland
Commune of the Flies
Six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months. It turned out very differently than William Golding’s terrifying novel
Sliding Doors
In her new novel, Curtis Sittenfeld reimagines the life of Hillary without Bill
The Titanic Daily Task-Force Briefing
“Look, this is just, like, a really big ice cube, O.K.?”
Across the Universe
With companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin pioneering a new era in space exploration, artists show what’s at stake
In Search of Lost Food
Keeping track of the days may be a thing of the past, but when it comes to mapping out our next meal, it’s always go time
Paris, When It Sizzles
The director of La La Land and Whiplash returns with his newest project: a love song to music, set in a French jazz club
Four Legs Good, Two Legs Difficult
The equine painter Sir Alfred Munnings bridled at his society subjects’ demands
Darkness Falls
Broadway’s shutdown happened as quickly as the last curtain fell. Now, a lot must change for the show to go on
In-Between Songs
Talking Heads, Daniele Luppi, Cat Power, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and more
