Black Theater Is Having a Moment. Thank Tyler Perry. (Seriously.)
A circle of young black playwrights is doing some of the most vital work in American theater. And Perry is at its center.
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Bong Joon-ho’s Dystopia Is Already Here
A profile of the Korean director.
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Curses! The Birth of the Bleep and Modern American Censorship
From the proto-bleep to meta-bleep: how the US government protects us from the profane.
Constance Wu’s Hollywood Destiny
A profile of the actress.
The Big Show Never Ends
How Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann revolutionized sports broadcasting with SportsCenter.
How to Make It in Hollywood When You’re Gay, Female, and Thirtysomething
Jen Tullock is ready for her moment. Is the moment ready for her?
Piper Perabo: Resistance Celebrity
How an actor becomes a Trump-era activist.
Rami Malek, An Overnight Sensation 15 Years in the Making
How a journeyman actor became a star.
Nicolas Cage on Acting, Philosophy and Searching for the Holy Grail
An interview with the actor.
The Absurdities of 'Franchise Fatigue' & 'Sequelitis'
What’s actually happening at the box office.
The Duke in His Domain
A profile of Marlon Brando, 33, holed up in a hotel suite in Kyoto where he was filming Sayonara.
The Great Race to Rule Streaming TV
“Three giant telecoms are gonna make and own all the content, and they’re not gonna want anyone else to make it.”
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The Great Escape
How the CIA used a fake science fiction film to sneak six Americans out of revolutionary Iran. The declassified story that became Ben Affleck’s Argo.
Judge Judy Is Still Judging You
For more than 20 years, Judith Sheindlin has dominated daytime ratings—by making justice in a complicated world look easy.
David Milch’s Third Act
Despite what dementia has stolen from the cerebral creator of Deadwood, it has given his work a new sense of urgency.
Billionaires, Bombers, and Bellydancers
On a century of Muslim misrepresentation in Hollywood.
Scott Disick Is Finally Comfortable
The business of being him is becoming a whole lot more fun.
Walking Time Bomb
The director Stacy Title is paralyzed and cannot speak. But she is determined to make one final movie.
Tracy Morgan Turns the Drama of His Life Into Comedy
A profile of the actor following a car accident that left him briefly in a coma and ultimately with a settlement so large he never has to work again.
The Case of the Stolen Ruby Slippers
How a big crime in a small town produced a whodunit as gripping and colorful as “The Wizard of Oz” itself.
Not Just One of the Boyz
John Singleton at the release of Boyz n the Hood.
“Fixer Upper” Is Over, But Waco’s Transformation Is Just Beginning
How HGTV changed a city.
The Legend of Keanu Reeves
“Every generation gets its own Keanu Reeves, except every generation’s Keanu Reeves is this Keanu Reeves.”
Heaven Can Wait: The Hidden Genius of Elaine May
A profile of Elaine May, one the most important figures in American pop cultural history—and one of the most hidden.
"The Big Error Was That She Was Caught"
The untold story behind the mysterious disappearance of Fan Bingbing, the world’s biggest movie star.
