Why Are We in Miss Saigon?

Bombast and cynicism, helicoptered in.

Critics

Matt Zoller Seitz on Legion ... Christian Lorentzen on J. M. Coetzee … David Edelstein on Get Out.

I Think The Difference Is We Never Felt Warehoused.

Whoopi Goldberg lived in the Chelsea-Elliot Houses, where Maria Cortes now lives.

It's Not My Style Anymore. I Was A Little Taken Aback.

Martha Stewart visits her old Upper East Side apartment, now inhabited by an ex–Real Househusband.

He Didn't Believe I Had Caused Hillary Clinton To Lose The Presidency.

Visiting an old friend has its upsides.

Boy, You Want To Run For The Assembly?

David Dinkins remembers all his opponents.

I Knew The Shah. I Mean, He Didn't Come To My House For Passover.

Cindy Adams on just about everybody.

92 Minutes With... Claes Bang

The supernova of Cannes tries to figure out what to make of sudden stardom at 50.

A Complicated Affair

Armie Hammer was poised to be a major matinee idol. But he wasn’t prepared for what happened to him on the set of Call Me by Your Name.

Girl From The Bronx

Only in 2017 could this particular strip-club, reality-television, rap-fame fairy tale have come true. And maybe only for Cardi B.

Dynasties

Beware the Bush Revival Suddenly, liberals have a sweet spot for two presidents they once viewed as villains. Why?

The Loudest Voice in 'New York'

Forty-plus years of Roger Ailes coverage.

The CULTUREPAGES -CRITICS

David Edelstein on Indignation and Little Men... Matt Zoller Seitz on BoJack Horseman... Christian Loerntzen on Jay McInerney's Bright, Precious Days.  

The Inside Out Duplex

Everyone loves a terrace. So why not turn the whole living room into one?

The Destination Wedding Planner

“I’m a girl who loves heavy machinery. For one wedding in the Côte d’Azur, we built out a tent over a tennis court elevated on a hill. We basically built a venue.”

The Chuppah Designer

“I started in general event design, but I’m from an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood where every single wedding needs to have a chuppah.”

John Hinckley Left The Mental Hospital Seven Months Ago

Can a Man Who Tried to Murder a President Be Rehabilitated?

Kara Walker, After Subtlety

Her Next Act: Trying To Solve The Problem Of Politics In Act.

My Life As A Failed Artist

Decades after giving up the dream for good, an art critic returns to the work he’d devoted his life to, then abandoned — but never really forgot.

Wrath of the Showrunners

The all-powerful gods behind Fargo and The Leftovers inflict their worst.

Scattered Brushstrokes Of Beauty

War Paint feels like two different shows.

Two Artists Came To The City

With a $40 sofa, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s chest, and many cans of paint, Peter Schlesinger and Eric Boman have been remaking their home for the past 40 years.

The End Of The Wolf- Critic

The Times after “Voice of God” Michiko Kakutani.

The Rise And Return Of Jesmyn Ward

From small-town Mississippi to an out-of-the-blue National Book Award—then back to Mississippi to write her third novel.

America Has A New National Pastime

And it involves wigs, tucking, and heavy makeup. The new celebrity economy of drag.

Merci, Madame

Madonna reasserts her relevance and unpredictability.

It's Time To Root For Roger Ailes

The making of Showtime’s series about the Fox News founder.

Lee Daniels On Getting Vomit On Your Tux At Cannes

The director and provocateur on the afterlife of Empire, the limits of woke culture— and why Precious was really a comedy.

Tulsi Gabbard Had A Very Strange Childhood

Which may just help explain why she’s so totally out of place in today’s Democratic Party. And her long-shot race for the presidency.

The Movie Star In Your Facebook Feed

Jada Pinkett Smith’s talk show might be the best reason not to delete your account.