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Usher on His Greatest Hits
(and Biggest Misconceptions)
The Making of Silent Bruce
Bruce Willis was a fast-talking lead who became a man-of-few-words star. Which made his mental decline that much harder to notice.
659 Minutes With... Alex Lee Moyer
Platforming a platformer of the deplatformed.
Maria Bakalova – A Very Serious Woman
Maria Bakalova never dreamed of doing comedy. But upstaging Borat has a way of changing your life.
A Basque Pioneer Comes Back
Txikito reopens with a fresh look and an updated menu.
A Final Taste of the Tropics
Visiting Papaya King on the eve of its probable destruction.
Another Martini?
This one is British, freezing, and particularly strong.
A Safe Bet
Lizzo’s specialty is carrying herself like she’s already a legacy.
The Fame Monster
In Jordan Peele’s Nope, what’s stalking the skies isn’t the only horror.
When the Stars Align
Ethan Hawke examines Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, but also himself.
Seeing Is Believing in Nope
The film's cinematographer breaks down three visual choices that make you question exactly what you're witnessing.
Screen Time
What Is Elon Musk? And how is it possible that he could emerge from his Twitter debacle more culturally dominant than ever?
The Group Portrait: Shark Spotters
Looking for what lurks off New York's beaches.
The Inside Game
The Kamala Conundrum The Democrats' leader-in-waiting is unpopular, derided by donors, and here to stay.
Doechii to the Front of the Class
The rapper from Tampa is about to be everywhere.
TVs Are Too Good Now
Why does Home Alone look better than the latest Marvel fare on the most advanced displays?
A Megabistro in Midtown
Le Rock is the latest restaurant to land in Rockefeller Center. It's a big one.
What Will the Amazon Slayer Do Next?
Chris Smalls became the new face of labor when he spearheaded a unionization drive at a packing facility in staten island. Now he is trying to replicate that success across the country.
A Garden in the Pines
Dr. Sumner Freeman and Dr. Roy Yeager's four-decades-in-the-making Fire Island oasis.
Bradley As Bernstein
On the town and on the set with the biopic version of Lenny.
A Handgun for Christmas
A few days before Ethan Crumbley allegedly killed four classmates, his father purchased a gun and then his mother took him to the shooting range. A jury will soon decide whether they, as parents, are guilty of manslaughter.
The System: Zak Cheney-Rice
When Funding the Police Backfires How Democrats ended up bolstering the post-Roe enforcement regime.
Jeremy Allen White Has Everyone Stressed
To the star of The Bear, Carmy's ruinous appeal is simple: "Chefs are hot."
CRITICS
Helen Shaw on Richard III ... Lewis Gordon on Stray... Kathryn Van Arendonk on Bill Burr: Live at Red Rocks.
THE VIEW FROM BEDMINSTER
The only question on Donald Trump's mind is when, exactly, to make his next presidential announcement.
HOW PROFESSOR MAYNARD BURNED DOWN
HE TAUGHT COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT LIFE AT THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY. NOW HE IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME HIS FIELD IS ONLY BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND.
True Originals
There would be no Yola without rock-and-roll architect Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Now Yola gets to become her in Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis.
Awaiting the Adams Doctrine
Six months into a highly energetic mayoralty, how has Eric Adams changed the city-if at all?
Ask Mr. Mickey About His Apartment
For 30 years, Mickey Boardman has lived in this lower-Manhattan walk-up filled with many of his favorite things.
'I Don't Know How My Show Is Doing'
Streamers run on data, but that doesn't mean they're sharing it with showrunners.