The City

The Man Glitterbombing New York Politics Corey Johnson wants to empower the City Council. With panache.

Money Move

Cardi B’s debut is the album you were hoping for.

Robots Who Read Recaps

Westworld’s second season is even more meta.

Stulman Checks In

Simon & the Whale is a crowd-pleaser with enough personality to keep things interesting.

Games

Is Football Over? Just a few years ago, the NFL was an unassailable empire. Now, suddenly, it’s the fall of Rome.

Brutal Youth

Season two of Search Party is not as surprising, but it’s just as smart.

Every Parent Wants To Protect Their Child. I Never Got The Chance.

To fight for my son, I have to argue that he should never have been born.

Once I Got The Column, I Had To Live Or Die By It

You could learn a lot at a restaurant table with Liz Smith.

Stick To Your Obsessions Until Everyone Shares Them

Director Guillermo del Toro has always rooted for the monsters. Now he hopes the rest of us are ready to fall in love with one.

What's Less Popular Than Donald Trump?

Pretty much everything Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are doing.

Hillary Clinton: She's Okay What About You?

The surreal post election life of the woman who would have been president.

Uber, But For Melt Downs

Sexual harassment, corporate-espionage charges, taking advantage of drivers: The company that practically courts bad PR has an even greater, more existential dilemma.

First She Marched, Then She Ran

Alexis Frank, a 26-year-old political novice, never considered vying for Congress—until she saw Hillary Clinton lose. 

Hollywood's Bank Run

The pitchfork mobs didnt quite make it to Wall Street in 2008. So seven years later, the man who brought you Anchorman decided to give it another go with The Big Short.

Baltimore: A Most Violent Year

Baltimore, the laboratory city.

The GOP Bear Market

Republican billionaires are having trouble generating returns.

The First Black Trans Model Had Her Face On A Box of Clairol

No one knew her secret. Until they did.

The Dying of the White Male Light

The more precarious their political position, the greater their threat.

This Time On, 'Serial'

The building of a podcast empire (and a very-high-stakes second season).

In Conversation: Charlie Kaufman

The singular director and Oscar-winning writer of Being John Malkovich and Anomalisa opens up about puppet sex, the TV shows he can’t get made, and the future of humans as a species. 

Sesame Street Is Gentrifying

And the locals aren’t entirely happy about it.

The Attorney General Isn’t Giving In To Fear

The attorney general isn’t giving in to fear.

The Epic Fail of Hollywood’s Hottest Algorithm

When he wasn’t hanging out with Bradley Cooper, or leasing a horse for Kate Bosworth, or negotiating a Golden Globes shout-out from Christian Bale, or bringing a baby wolf to the office, one Hollywood studio head was talking up the sweetest game in town: the chance to invest in movies that couldn’t fail. And plenty of people bought what Ryan Kavanaugh was selling.

How Smart Do You Have to Be to Raise a Child?

The state said a 19-year-old with an intellectual disability wasn’t equipped to look after her baby and whisked the newborn off to another family just after birth - a decision the mother was ready to fight. But how smart do you have to be to raise a child?

What is it About Tory Burch?

The designer pivots into sportswear - and maintains her tennis grip on the American imagination.

Lesley Arfin on Love, Selfishness, and the Art of Oversharing

The Judd Apatow protégée and co-creator of Netflix’s new Love on the art of oversharing.

What Kanye Has in Common With Trump. And Martin Luther King.

What Kanye has in common with Trump. And Martin Luther King.

In Conversation: John Oliver

The Last Week Tonight host swears he’s only kidding.

Uber Drivers Around the World Tell All

Riots, support groups, and psychic-energy vampires.

Why, Exactly, Is Trump Driving Conservatives So Crazy?

The answer has nothing to do with his character.