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How “Industry” Made Prestige TV for the TikTok Era

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the first episode of the third season of “Industry,” which premières this weekend on Max, a new character is introduced to the show’s ensemble. “Industry” focusses on the British office…

How “The Boyfriend” Distills Gay Romance

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the early days, the boys like to play games. Rock, paper, scissors––loser has to admit his crush. Now, raise your hand if you want to work together. Write a letter…

In the Age of A.I., What Makes People Unique?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Recently, I got a haircut, and my barber and I started talking about A.I. “It’s incredible,” he told me. “I just used it to write a poem for my girl’s birthday.…

“House of the Dragon” Still Hasn’t Caught Fire

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The second season of “House of the Dragon” drew to a close on Sunday night with two major reversals. Rhaenyra Targaryen, the daughter and rightful heir of the deceased King Viserys,…

Roz Chast’s “Flavor of the Week”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For the cover of the August 12, 2024, issue, the cartoonist Roz Chast—who has delighted readers since 1978 with her opinionated and peculiar takes on life’s indignities—gives ice-cream makers some suggestions…

Under the Bridge of Sighs

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story We are twelve, and these are some of our choices: “Dawn of the Dead,” “The Deer Hunter,” “Hair,” “The China Syndrome,” “The Champ,” “A Little Romance,” “Superman,” “Love at First Bite,”…

Two Paths for Jewish Politics

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story My first and only experience of antisemitism in America came wrapped in a bow of care and concern. In 1993, I spent the summer in Tennessee with my girlfriend. At a…

Boys on Their Bikes

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Stefan Ruiz was twenty-four years old and a recent graduate of U.C. Santa Cruz when he travelled to Côte d’Ivoire to help an art-history professor with a project. They went to…

The Macabre Ironies of M. Night Shyamalan’s “Trap”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Some movies dispense symbols subtly, like crumbs on a backwoods trail, but in M. Night Shyamalan’s latest thriller, “Trap,” there’s one symbolic idea, and it’s unleashed with the subtlety of a…