Month: February 2017

[ad_1] Yesterday I praised Viola Davis’s Oscars speech for being memorable without being explicitly political—for simply talking about her job in a moving and well-written way. Twitter quickly let me … Read More

[ad_1] This post reveals “plot” points of episode 10 of The Bachelor season 21. According to the fabricated lexicon of The Bachelor, the show’s characters do not participate in a … Read More

[ad_1] Viola Davis’s acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress began with a thanks to the Academy and this observation: “You know, there’s one place that all the people with the … Read More

[ad_1] The manner of Moonlight’s Best Picture win at the Oscars may have been bizarre and shocking, but in toppling expected favorite La La Land, Barry Jenkins’s film set a … Read More

[ad_1] If the last-minute twist at the Oscars was seen to echo all the last-minute twists in American culture lately—the Super Bowl, the election—a silly five-minute segment earlier in the … Read More

[ad_1] Last year, the comedian Marc Maron brought the author Chuck Klosterman on as a guest on his WTF podcast. The two discussed many things (including Klosterman’s then-new book, But … Read More

[ad_1] President Donald Trump was 3,000 miles away from the Academy Awards on Sunday night, but his presence loomed larger in the Dolby Theatre than anyone else in the room. … Read More

[ad_1] Sunday in the Park With George, currently playing in a limited run at New York’s Hudson Theatre starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is blissfully free of politics—a two-and-a-half hour respite from … Read More

[ad_1] 30 Years After His Death, Andy Warhol’s Spirit Is Still Very Much AliveR.C. Baker | The Village Voice“How much responsibility does a mirror bear for whatever beauty or ugliness … Read More

[ad_1] Why do the girls of Girls act that way? That’s the question underlying five years of baffled cultural responses to Lena Dunham’s epic of questionable decisions, cruelty, narcissism, and … Read More

[ad_1] Don’t Miss The Case for Shyness—Megan Garber traces the history of timidity via Joe Moran’s fascinating new book Shrinking Violets. Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP Oscars Your 2017 … Read More

[ad_1] The documentary 4.1 Miles opens to a bright, sunny day on the Aegean Sea. It’s October 28, 2015, and for a moment the setting is beautiful: blue sky, blue … Read More

[ad_1] It makes so much sense to refer to certain kinds of celebrities as “stars.” At their heights, those people inspire the rest of us. They shine, larger than life, … Read More

[ad_1] Updated on March 1, 2017 “Frank Ocean appears courtesy of Frank Ocean,” reads the liner notes to Calvin Harris’s new single “Slide,” which in this unseasonably warm late February … Read More

[ad_1] It’s that time of year again, when we can all grouse about the inanity of the Oscars: how the Academy ignores blockbusters or ignores indie films or ignores people … Read More

[ad_1] We asked readers to answer our question for the December issue: What was the most significant event to happen on a holiday? Vote for your favorite response below, and … Read More

[ad_1] “What do you want?” an exasperated petty criminal asks Ruth Kimke (Melanie Lynskey), who’s in the middle of the strange vigilante rampage at the heart of the new film … Read More

[ad_1] Marine Le Pen is hoping the wave of populism sweeping the Western world carries her to the Élysée Palace. “The wind of history has turned,” Le Pen, who heads … Read More

[ad_1] The list of actors who have won three Oscars is vanishingly short. Walter Brennan (a character actor from Hollywood’s Golden Age), Jack Nicholson, and Daniel Day-Lewis are the only … Read More

[ad_1] The opening scene of Get Out is a familiar horror-movie image—a stranger walking an unfamiliar street, in the dead of night, nervously looking over their shoulder at every rustle … Read More