There’s a scene in the finale of True Detective’s third season that displays its protagonist Wayne Hayes (Mahershala Ali) rocking …
Once Was Lost: The False Promise of True Detective
Arts & Culture
Bring Back the Feminist Cyborgs
Emma Goldberg examines the messy gender politics of household robots.
What Does it Mean for Los Angeles When the Frieze Art Fair Comes to Town?
Melissa Karlin examines the staying power of contemporary art fairs in Los Angeles.
Philip Roth and the Secret of Rock ’n‘ Roll
Seth Kaufman on rock's secret weapon — audacity — and what Philip Roth can teach us about it.
On Trauma and Grief in American Film
"American film is divorced from the lives that it photographs. The camera distorts their worries and concerns, it leaves their contours misshapen."
Jiayang Fan, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstrom interviews journalist Jiayang Fan about her musical influences for his "By the Album" series.
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
Richard Wei Semus muses on representations of the contemporary cowboy in Chloé Zhao’s film "The Rider" and Mitski's album "Be the Cowboy."
Bumblebee’s Bungled Politics, Or: John Cena as Metaphor
Niv M. Sultan reviews "Bumblebee," the latest film in the Transformers franchise.
The Undeserving Favourite
Grace Hadland critiques Yorgos Lanthimos's representation of queerness in his newest film "The Favourite."
Lisa Brackmann, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstom interviews Lisa Brackmann about her musical influences.
