Richard Wei Semus muses on representations of the contemporary cowboy in Chloé Zhao’s film "The Rider" and Mitski's album "Be the Cowboy."
Arts & Culture
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
Lisa Brackmann is the author of a trio of China-set noir novels, which I regularly recommend to anyone looking for …
Pop Mythos Meets Terrorism in Vox Lux
Natalia Winkelman assesses the role of violence in pop stardom in Brady Corbet's "Vox Lux."
Ian Rankin, By the Album
In the style of the New York Times "By the Book" series, Jeffrey Wasserstrom questions Ian Rankin about his varied musical tastes.
An Inconvenient Animal: Rodents of Unusual Size
Lewis Page reviews the new PBS documentary, "Rodents of Unusual Size," about the invasive nutria species of Louisiana.
