The Most Consequential TV Show in History
A new book about The Apprentice reveals how the 45th president was shaped by tawdry reality-TV culture.
A new book about The Apprentice reveals how the 45th president was shaped by tawdry reality-TV culture.
After years of complications, Boeing has launched astronauts to space for the first time.
The prime minister claimed the support of a Hindu god. His country didn’t buy it.
The mesmerizing new HBO series Fantasmas isn’t exactly funny—but it is entirely relatable.
According to one study, women with more job experience suffer the most.
Mexico has its first woman president. But her big win may be a bigger danger to democracy and security.
The WNBA’s newfound popularity has triggered a boom in commentary from men who have no idea what they’re talking about.
After years of resurgence in the U.S., the disease is getting weird.
On June 6, 1944, the British found themselves suddenly and irrevocably overtaken by their former colony.
American allies see a second Trump term as all but inevitable. “The anxiety is massive.”
How do you study mind-altering drugs when every clinical-trial participant knows they’re tripping?
Sabbaticals can give people an invaluable opportunity to rest and reflect on their identity beyond their job. (From 2022)
“Television is poised to absorb and emasculate the movies, all in the name of home entertainment.” (From 1980)
“Hemingway says somewhere that the good writer competes only with the dead. The good detective story writer … competes not only with all the unburied dead but with all the hosts of the living as well.” (From 1944)
What happens when a famous drag queen travels to states that have tried to ban drag?
According to one study, women with more job experience suffer the most.