What Horror Films Have to Say About God
Scary movies may appear irreverent or profane—but many of them are deeply interested in theological questions.
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The Rise of the Sexy-Cozy Autumn Read
It’s spooky season. Time to read … romance?
Why Are Political Candidates Emailing Like Ex-Boyfriends and Car Salesmen?
Intimate greetings and overfamiliarity have become hallmarks of campaign-donation emails.
‘A Man Must Eat Meat’
Why Republicans keep falsely accusing James Talarico of being a vegan
The Show That Always Chased Ratings, No Matter the Cost
The film Primetime imagines the impulses that fueled the making of To Catch a Predator.
The Right Way to Adapt a Video Game
The director of the latest Resident Evil movie glanced past the details to capture the franchise’s spirit.
Maybe Alex Gibney Did Elon Musk a Favor
For his new documentary about the tech mogul, the director plays by unconventional rules.
Why Macklemore Was Kicked Off the Ed Sheeran Tour
Music’s most consequential confrontation over Israel and Palestine has complicated the idea of the apolitical concert.
A Revealing Exchange Between Donald Trump and Kaitlan Collins
The president doesn’t understand how journalism works.
Six Hard-to-Find Books Worth Reading
These titles are no longer fashionable, if they ever were—but should you manage to read one, you might love it.
What Were My Dreams Trying to Tell Me?
To make sense of my deepest experiences, I needed a new way of talking about the soul.
Pinballing
A poem
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50 Songs That Explain America
From Sinatra to SZA, Appalachian folk to Detroit funk, a journey through the music that showed one British critic this country’s soul
What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.