Glamorous is prestige TV’s first post-woke show
While And Just Like That… is heavy-handed, a rival show teaches, but never preaches
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Tuesday
Monday
Is Amber Heard staging a subtle comeback?
Exiling yourself to a new country for privacy can be an effective PR strategy
Wednesday
Is Kamala Harris the new Tina Turner?
The VP has published a tribute to the ‘Proud Mary’ singer in Rolling Stone
Sunday
The history of a Britney Spears masterpiece
Blackout laid the foundation for the EDM revolution, Lady Gaga’s self-referential debut album and the rest of the past fifteen years of pop
Taking in Good Night, Oscar and New York, New York
Good Night, Oscar takes us back to a time when, for better or worse, both foibles and felonies were targets for humor
What the Old Masters can teach us about contemporary life
In many of their most enduring images, the Old Masters did not shy away from asking ‘Why?’ in the face of suffering and trauma
The surreal life of Leonora Carrington
The artist and writer’s life is the story of the twentieth century in microcosm
Saturday
To honor Cormac McCarthy, release the Thornton Cut
Billy Bob Thornton still has his cut of All The Pretty Horses . It’s time the world got to see it
Thursday
The Flash and the downside of hype
This is not an isolated example of hype over achievement
Wednesday
Pat Sajak’s next big spin
He will likely focus his retirement on promoting Hillsdale College, where he’s board chairman
Tuesday
The Sign in Sidney Brunstein’s Window is never comfortable
The play deals with so many hot-button issues it is hard to keep up
Saturday
Georgia O’Keeffe wants you to take your time
The new exhibition at MoMA relies on viewers being willing to hone in on detail
Thursday
The expendable Expendables: how has Hollywood’s least essential franchise persisted?
It is unclear who the target audience of these desperately unnecessary films is
Wednesday
I’m a forty-year-old male Swiftie. No, I’m not ashamed
Taylor Swift is the finest tune crafter of the last generation — maybe even the last two
Monday
Can Armie Hammer stage a comeback?
The LA County DA’s office said he will not be charged with any crimes
Taylor Swift dumps British man, again
1975 singer and controversial podcast guest Matty Healy has been cast onto the slag heap
Sunday
The Idol and the art of smut
Sam Levinson knows he’s not an academic or intellectual
Saturday
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dodges all the MCU virtue-signaling
The animated Sony sequel is darker, but nonetheless a Marvel to behold
Opening a bottle with: the French co-founders of Lisbon’s MOGA Festival
It’s a five-day celebration of world-class electronic music, elevated fast food, wellness and the plugged-in local community
Friday
Tears of the Kingdom is the unifier America needs
Gaming has long been a battlefield in the raging culture war, but not with the new Zelda
