Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story An academic’s life is none too cinematic. Those employed in the fields of law, medicine, or finance may grumble at onscreen depictions of their trades—while, I imagine, privately preening at the…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When 2023 began, it seemed likely to be just one more year in the ongoing collapse of the world’s climate system. We were at the tail end of a long La…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Tom Luddy, who was the executive producer on Norman Mailer’s 1987 film “Tough Guys Don’t Dance,” once said that he gave Mailer notes about “things in the script that make no…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On Saturday afternoon, a crowd gathered at Caveat, a subterranean space on the Lower East Side, for Four Interviews and a Funeral—an event mourning and celebrating “Death, Sex & Money,” Anna…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Rachel SymeStaff writer You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. In April,…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. Foul Witch, a wine-focussed restaurant from the folks…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story If the algorithm is to be believed, what I want to see on Instagram are videos of people falling off horses, photos of celebrities before and after alleged plastic surgery (or…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story As the days get shorter and the holiday season approaches, the city lights up with brightly lit goods in store windows and also festive displays in public places and building lobbies.…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Partway through the 1989 documentary “Notebook on Cities and Clothes,” Wim Wenders reveals the philosophy that underpins his art. “Filmmaking should just be a way of life,” he says, “carried along…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Hollywood came to a standstill for much of 2023, when its writers and actors hit the picket line simultaneously for the first time in more than sixty years. Arriving in the…
