Frank Ocean’s ‘Blond(e)’: A Historic Throwback, and a Crucial Album for 2016
Ocean’s latest channels black existentialism, a 20th-century philosophy with a remarkably contemporary outlook on the social and political…
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Leslie Jones Has Busted Ghosts and Twitter Trolls—Internet Privacy Is Another Issue
In a hack of her website on Wednesday, the Ghostbusters star confronted a foe plaguing celebrities and the general public alike: the nastily persistent nature of private and malicious information on the Internet in the U.S.
People Really, Really Hate ‘Fight Song.’ Could That Actually Hurt Clinton?
According to expert Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, Rachel Platten’s ballad won’t endear Clinton to young women—but it probably won’t kill her chances with her core constituency either.
‘The Night Of’ and the Enduring Power of Police Procedurals
The HBO adaptation of the British drama isn’t just the epitome of the modern crime serial — it’s a reflection…
A Better Way of Talking About Beauty
In her new book, Autumn Whitefield-Madrano argues that we’d be better off with a more inclusive way of…
In Defense of a Performance That Needs No Defense: Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin Impression
Revisionist History host Malcolm Gladwell has called Fey’s viral performance “toothless”—which is entirely at odds with how social scientists and the polls view it eight years later.
Why the Box Office Will Probably Acquit Nate Parker
The director of The Birth of a Nation has acknowledged that he was charged with rape in college. Some are discussing a boycott, which would mean working against powerful consumer trends.
The Female-Driven Blockbuster Isn’t New—It’s Old
Ghostbusters and Ocean’s Eight don’t mark a turning point for Hollywood so much as a return: From the 1920s to the ’50s, women drove box-office revenue—in drama, comedy, and ensemble films.
‘Suicide Squad’ Would Have Been Much Better With a More Accurate Depiction of Mental Illness
Two forensic psychiatrists review DC Comics’ latest blockbuster—and offer advice on writing multidimensional characters.
A Brief History of Increasingly Violent PG-13 Films
Suicide Squad is just the latest installment in an aggressive cinematic trend.