’Tis the season for … cleaning! Let this hour-long playlist help you bring some sparkle—or at least a sing-along—to your home.
Sister Souljah, the author of The Coldest Winter Ever, a formative work of “street lit,” returns with a sequel after 22 years.
The Netflix neo-noir isn’t just about a merciless scammer; it’s about the broken bureaucracies that enable her abuse.
Chang-rae Lee’s My Year Abroad is a sprawling study of consumption—and how far people are willing to go to satisfy their hunger.
The bureau’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. reflects a paranoia about Black activism that’s foundational to American politics.
A new HBO documentary zeroes in on the immense psychological toll it took for the legendary golfer to go from prodigy to phenom.
“The real fraud is that we call ourselves a democracy yet deny the people of our capital political representation.”
Writers and editors share the recipes, habits, and cooking lessons that have helped us make it through the year, one meal at a time.
Netflix’s new adaptation of August Wilson’s play understands the singular magic of the blues.
In 2020, tackling 121 episodes of a single show was no longer as daunting as it once seemed.
A selection of the most illuminating music to come out of a dark year, handpicked by our staffers
The year’s most distinct and worthwhile series
Black fans of the Washington Football Team are adapting to a new future for their beloved franchise—and reckoning with its past disregard of Native Americans.
Cooks and non-cooks alike from around our newsroom share their best tips for navigating this strange Thanksgiving.
The app’s young creators are outshining mainstream political comedy—and tapping into a longer tradition of Black American humor.
Like other stories about terrible rich people, HBO’s glitzy murder mystery The Undoing is entranced by a world it finds immoral.
Issa Rae’s sunny demeanor enlivened last night’s episode and ushered in a handful of sketches that diverged from the show’s standard fare.
Probably not—but a new AMC show about the false promise of true love makes for strangely comforting viewing in pandemic times.
Oh, well imagine: Panic! at the Disco’s debut album is 15 years old, and young listeners still love it.
HBO’s tepid satire about the provincialism of U.S. liberals doesn’t play well in a year as catastrophic as 2020.