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They’ve often been a punch line, but by fusing their political convictions to a broader cultural identity they seemed to find something that we’ve lost
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings
Doom-laden humor at the 2026 Academy Awards ceremony obscures the courageous innovation of much of the work it celebrated
In the Dolby Theatre, I saw a win-win night for the studio behind “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another”—and a lose-lose situation for the industry
The prominent lawyer says that Democrats should get behind the President, and make sure that he finishes the job
The author reads his story from the March 23, 2026, issue of the magazine
It could have been an experiment by the master. An early draft. A failed caprice
The dark satire, shot largely in a Paris department store, claimed the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short, in a rare tie
Atsushi Nishijima, known as Jima, has photographed some of the biggest films of the last decade, capturing actors in between takes, sometimes at sensitive, stressful moments
The Netanyahu government is pushing expansionist policies, while America looks the other way
As Donald Trump offers U.S. asylum to Afrikaners, thousands are already working in the country on agricultural visas
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses social media’s “subversion of the ability to pay attention on a species-wide level,” how policymakers are intervening, and what more we should be doing to protect children