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Matt Slocum / AP Bill Cosby and the Slow Death of Celebrity Impunity
The conviction of the actor and comedian is a testament to the power of #MeToo.
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Marvel Studios Avengers: Infinity War Is an Extraordinary Juggling Act
Marvel’s latest—and largest—production is far from perfect, but it melds its many, many elements into an impressive mix of humor and sorrow.
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Mark Makela / Reuters Who Is to Blame for Kanye West's MAGA Hat?
The celebrity-media feedback loop? Or the rapper himself?
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Bria Webb / Reuters Sympathy for the Charlie
A spate of #MeToo comeback stories—including a rumor about a confessional TV show hosted by Charlie Rose—ask uncomfortable questions about who deserves redemption.
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Paramount Classics Why The Virgin Suicides Is Still So Resonant Today
Sofia Coppola’s debut film, now released in a Criterion Collection edition, is a staggering portrayal of the mysteries of teenage angst.
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Netflix Beyond the Spectacle of Wild Wild Country
Watching the Netflix documentary is a strange experience when you’re constantly waiting to see if a loved one will appear onscreen.
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Hulu The Handmaid's Tale and the Suffering of Women
In entertainment, when does empathy become exploitation?
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Doug McLean How Gabriel García Márquez Created a World in a Sentence
The novelist Mary Morris explains how the opening line of One Hundred Years of Solitude shaped her path as a writer.
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Disney / Marvel Studios How Marvel Is Rewriting Its World Order
Ahead of Avengers: Infinity War, the extended cinematic universe has been sweeping away its status quo—and questioning the very nature of superheroism.
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Andrew Kelly / Reuters The Dangerous Confusion of Trump's Celebrity Fans
When Kanye West and Shania Twain express admiration for the president’s communication style, they forget what’s at stake.
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Kirby Lee / USA Today Sports / Reuters Josh Rosen and the NFL's 'Ideal' Quarterback
Pro football tends to prefer signal-callers who fit a certain mold. But a few draft prospects stand to push the league further outside its comfort zone.
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HBO Westworld: 'Everything Is Code'
Three Atlantic staffers discuss “Journey Into Night,” the Season 2 premiere.
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HBO The Promethean Puzzles of Westworld
The HBO show returns with multiple story threads to unravel and decipher.
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Hannah Mckay / Reuters How the Pulitzers Chose Kendrick Lamar, According to a Juror
Jazz violinist Regina Carter explains how the jury considered the first rap, and pop, album to win the prestigious honor.
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The CW Growing Up Without Jane the Virgin
On the show, men cry, embrace empathy, and are open of heart. Why one writer wishes he’d been able to watch it as a kid
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STXfilms I Feel Pretty Is a Message Movie That Can't Stay on Message
The new Amy Schumer vehicle tries to be a feminist fable—and fails badly.
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BMG A Perfect Circle's Hard Rock Against Hard Times
Maynard James Keenan’s second-most-influential band is back after 14 years to elegantly vent about iPhones and plastic surgery.
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Strand Releasing Zama Is a Surreal Satire of Colonialism
Lucrecia Martel’s first narrative film in nine years follows an 18th-century Spanish official in charge of a remote South American colony.
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ABC The Episode That Captured the Best and Worst of Scandal
As the political soap nears its end, it’s worth recalling the hour that embodied both the show’s early promise and unfortunate excesses.
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The Orchard The Myths and Realities Behind The Exorcist
William Friedkin’s new documentary, The Devil and Father Amorth, sees the director film a real-life exorcism while considering the legacy of his horror classic.
