Criticism
When Fact-Checking Meant Something
A new novel captures a bygone era in New York journalism
Susan Choi
Andrea Long Chu's Problem with Authority
She built a critical voice on risk and provocation. Who is she speaking to now?
Sam Huber
Terrence Malick’s Disciples
Why the auteur is the most influential director in Hollywood
Bilge Ebiri
Thomas Pynchon Is Angry
In Shadow Ticket, the novelist takes on America’s indifference to history
Richard Beck
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The Consolations of Failure
Two new books look at what failing can—and cannot—teach us
Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen
June 12, 2023
All at Once, the Multiverse Is Everywhere
Why today's movies, TV shows, and literature love branching timelines and many worlds
David M. de León
March 9, 2023