Almost Infamous

Two new fangled biopics tackle a terrible director and a notorious, if talented, figure skater.

He Wanted Jihad. He Got Foucault.

Why would an American teenager ever leave the comforts of suburbia to fly to Syria and join ISIS?

Sexual Revolutions, Then And Now

Rebecca Traister and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat on liberation, libertinism, harassment, and assault.

Clasroom

Can $100 Million Reboot American High School? Laurene Powell Jobs is giving it a shot.

One Part, Three Breakouts

A group of young actors share the spotlight (and a character) in a potential Academy Awards contender. 

The National Interest

It Takes a Certain Talent to Make Tax Cuts This Unpopular But the GOP appears up to the task.

Save The Night

Quasi-legal nightclubs were on the verge of extinction—until the city realized how crucial it is to have an underground.

All Horsemen, All The Time

Or, why I picked the exact wrong year to start researching a book about the end of the world.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

The creators who collaborated on The Girlfriend Experience share joint custody of season two.

Lake Placid

The Pool is posh, pricey, and a touch prosaic.

The Trump-Hate Weather Vane

Will fury (and heaps of Democratic cash) be enough to get Jon Ossoff, 30-year-old political neophyte, elected to Newt Gingrich’s old seat this spring?

Donald Trump's Race War

His message of tribalism is his most successful and dangerous accomplishment.

I Can't Believe It's Not TV!

Ten signs you’re watching a “prestige” show.

America Ferrera Will Not Just Stick to Acting

Superstore Airs Thursdays on NBC.

What Broke The Met?

Just a year ago, it was planning an ambitious expansion and touting record attendance. Now its director has been ousted amid rumors, scandal, and a recrd budjet shortfall.

Get Serious

John Ridley, who started out as a stand-up comedian, has emerged as film and TV’s sharpest chronicler of racial discord.

The National Interest

What Did the President Watch Last Night? It’ll shape what he does today, which will shape what airs tonight, which …

52 Minutes With … Andrew Rannells

He’s happy to take on any character, gay or otherwise. Just don’t expect him to play a role model.

Urbanities

Cities Vs. TrumpRed state, blue state? The urban-rural divide is more significant.

Craftsman in Paradise

A gallerist and an artist turned this Miami cottage into a guacamole-colored playground for their family of four.

253 Minutes With...David Salle

The Tribeca painter turned Hamptons writer.

Games

Remember When the NFL Was “In Trouble”? How arch-villain Roger Goodell beat back a very loud chorus of critics.

In the Shadow of the Baby Sitters Club

Children’s author Ann M. Martin created a massively successful, generation-shaping series. Now she’s been tasked with rebooting another.

Lady Gaga Goes To The Middle

The woman who made pop weird is now playing around with being normal. Or her version of it.

The Fight Over Plastic Bags

The fight over plastics bags is about a lot more than how to get groceries home.

Let Twitter Be Twitter

In praise of the uproarious confusion the company is now trying to tame.

Teen Scene: The Brand That Speaks Internet

Erin Yogasundram, 23, sells clothes that speak internet, and her teenage buyers think she's totally BAE AF.

Bring Back The Legends - The World Of Celebrity Holograms

Greek billionaire Alki David's quest to build the celebrity-hologram business.

Nancy Meyers On Women In Hollywood

On the eve of the release of The Intern - which is not a romantic comedy - Nancy Meyers talks about what's happened to women in Hollywood, what's happened to men everywhere, and whether Hillary Clinton will get a Meyers-worthy third act.

The Age of 'Empire'

Behind the scenes with the creators of TV's ruling hip-hop label.