The Who’s farewell tour marks the end of an era
The band never lost sight of what first made them great, and what made rock ’n’ roll great
Books & Arts
One Battle After Another may be the worst movie ever made
It is a grand, multifaceted masterpiece of badness
Taylor Swift’s new album balances glitter with grit
The Life of a Showgirl is conceptually mature and compelling
Adam McEwen’s small masterpieces of the uncanny
It’s a strange time, McEwen reflects, to be an artist
Unpacking Tucker Carlson’s 9/11 documentary
The documentary claims the Saudis were behind 9/11 – and the CIA then protected them
Inside the Cartel is not your average true-crime memoir
Martin Suarez’s storytelling is precise, even surgical. But it’s the content that burrows under the skin
A compelling account of actor Robert Shaw’s life
Christopher Shaw Myers outlines his uncle’s story with lesser-known information and anecdotes
Addie E. Citchen’s debut novel is unsettling and ambitious
Dominion offers no answers, only the clear recognition of how power corrodes those bound to it
Kamala Harris is living in dreamland
The general impression in 107 Days is one of listlessness, torpor, a failure to really grasp the stakes of what’s happening
