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Arts And Culture

Should I Die For Orville Peck?

(from left) Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Tyler (Glen Powell) in Twisters, directed by Lee Isaac Chung.

Defector At The Movies

‘Twisters’ Can’t Singlehandedly Drag Us Back To The ’90s

John Turturro's character holds a tomato in Box of Moonlight

‘Box Of Moonlight’ Is A Gem From The ’90s Indie Boom

Two characters from I Saw The Tv Glow sit side by side

How Many Times Is Too Many Times?

Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor sitting on a bed in a scene from Challengers

You Can’t Not Surrender To The ‘Challengers’ Soundtrack

‘Ripley’ Turns Black And White To Color

A photo from the set of The Kid Detective

‘The Kid Detective’ Is Too Good To Be Forgotten

Still image of actress Katy O'Brian using gym equipment, taken from the movie Love Lies Bleeding.

In ‘Love Lies Bleeding,’ The Body Scores

TV Personality Jonathan Van Ness attends the Build Series to discuss his new book "Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love" at Build Studio on September 25, 2019 in New York City.

Of Course My Favorite TV Host Is An Asshole

Madeleine Sami as Eddie Redcliffe in Deadloch

Australians Just Have More Fun (On TV)

Color-coded passages of text tracking James Somerton's plagiarism

It’s A Great Time To Be A Plagiarist

A childhood photo of the author during ballet class next to a current photo of her wearing her ballet clothes

Elder Wisdom

Ballet Brought Me Back To My Body

A garden party scene from The Zone Of Interest

‘The Zone Of Interest’ Is About Cognitive Harmony

The Patti Smith Group pose for portraits, (L-R) Lenny Kaye, Richard Sohl, Patti Smith, Ivan Kral and Jay Dee Daugherty, in May 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Life Lessons

Make Space For The Artist

Gary Oldman Is Gross And Loving It

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 13: Brad Pitt is seen on the set of "Wolves" in Old Howard Beach on February 13, 2023 in New York City.

What Does Dressing My Age Look Like?

Lily Gladstone and Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from Killers Of The Flower Moon

‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Asks You To Sit With Its Contradictions

Aparna Nancherla speaks onstage during The 2023 New Yorker Festival at SVA Theater 1 on October 07, 2023 in New York City.

Aparna Nancherla Is My Favorite Impostor

Joanna Arnow in a scene from her movie, The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

Joanna Arnow’s Time Has Arrived

Maria Bamford discusses her memoir "Sure, I'll Join Your Cult" with Phoebe Robinson at Symphony Space on September 05, 2023 in New York City.

I’m A Card-Carrying Member Of Maria Bamford’s Cult

Only Murders In The Building -- "True Crime" - Episode 101 --Upper West Side neighbors Charles, Oliver &amp; Mabel bond over a shared love of true crime. When a fellow resident dies in their building, the trio determine to solve the mystery and record an accompanying podcast. Mabel (Selena Gomez), Oliver (Martin Short), and Charles (Steve Martin), shown.

It Takes More Than Fancy Clothes To Be The Best-Dressed Show On TV

Have You Seen Skyler Gisondo?

Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023. - More than 11,000 Hollywood television and movie writers are on their first strike since 2007 after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions failed to clinch a deal.

Is An Independent Hollywood Possible?

Hayley Atwell and Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One from Paramount Pictures and Skydance.

‘Dead Reckoning’ Knows Exactly Who We Need Behind The Wheel

Crowds are seen in front of the stage as Lost Frequencies gives a DJ Performance concert on the second day of the Champions Festival, which is being prepared for the UEFA Champions League final to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 9, 2023.