Culture
Brando Unmatched
The legendary actor left a mark in both film history and an industry fraught with self-regard.
A Futurist’s Answer to Doom and Gloom
‘A Brief History of the Future’ bets technology can turn around our cultural malaise.
The Meaninglessness Is the Point
‘Civil War’ is not a partisan film for a partisan era—it’s a meditation on war.
Caitlin Clark’s Salary Isn’t an Injustice
It’s the economic reality of playing in front of 4,067 people in Indianapolis.
Welcome to Mars, Jonathan Haidt
How ‘The Anxious Generation’ stumbles into a hidden problem at the heart of American childhood.
How ‘3 Body Problem’ Gets Lost in Translation
Netflix’s flimsy adaptation offers unintentional lessons about a U.S.-China pop culture clash.
A Map for Those ‘Lost in Ideology’
Jason Blakely’s new book explores today’s major political ideologies on their own terms.
Truth Against Tyranny
How Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Foreign Correspondent’ sounded a warning against isolationism.
Tending the Garden
How modern parenting abandons the reliably good for the unattainably perfect.
How America Became ‘Family Unfriendly’
Tim Carney’s new book envisions an alternative to modern helicopter parenting.
‘Cabrini’ and the American Dream
For the Catholic religious sister, compassion and ambition went hand in hand.