The steamy, subversive rise of the summer novel
As a kid, one of the highlights of my summer vacation was sitting underneath a tree in my grandmother’s backyard ...
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Superman is a socialist
In a recent interview with The Times, Superman director James Gunn said that his new blockbuster tells the story of ...
The real reason everyone’s so mad over the Gen Z stare
According to many Zoomers, concerning reports of a “Gen Z stare” may be overblown. If it exists, they say, it’s ...
There’s a bigger story behind Colbert’s cancellation
On Thursday, CBS announced that it was going to cancel The Late Show With Stephen Colbert after Colbert’s contract ends ...
The 9 best books of the year so far
A truism about stories (courtesy, more or less, of the novelist John Gardner) is that there are only two plots: ...
The internet hates Botox and filler — but only when it looks bad
It wouldn’t be a season of Love Island if viewers weren’t discussing someone’s plastic surgery. In June, Love Island USA ...
Little videos are cooking our brains
As an elder millennial, I’ve tried to avoid TikTok because of its documented brainrot potential and despite the fact that ...
The Idaho student murders just got even scarier
Update, June 30, 2025, 6:30 ET: Bryan Kohberger has agreed to plead guilty to all charges in the murders of ...
Why is everyone crashing out?
It was abundantly clear to everyone that Huda wasn’t doing well.Huda Mustafa, the breakout villain on Love Island USA’s seventh ...
How summer camp became an American obsession
Summer camp. It’s where kids go every year to make friends, find their long-lost twin, or even evade a slasher ...
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