Thirty years ago, the biggest celebrities on earth opened a chain restaurant. For a few years, it was the hottest ticket in town. Then it went bankrupt. Twice.

The Jackass takes stock of a surprisingly long, hilariously painful, and unusually influential career.

Behind the scenes of a viral mash-up.

The first major interview with The Simpsons’ most prolific and legendary writer.

Ari Emanuel, Hollywood’s most tenacious agent, tries to remake himself as a mogul.

On vandwelling in the wake of the Great Recession.

A portrait of a toxic workplace.

The world’s greatest animator, Yuri Norstein, hasn’t released a new film in 37 years.

A profile of the professional wrestler.

Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.

Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.

Fred Rogers wasn’t just a brilliant educator and a profoundly moral person. He was an uncompromising artist.

Will the literature of the suburbs be written on TikTok?

Why did I ever believe a teen girl could hold all the power?

A profile of the director.

What’s a typical immigrant story? In his new film, “Minari,” the “Walking Dead” star has his own to tell.

On Black nonchalance.

Gold and diamond grills. Stilettos you can’t walk in. Grandly arching fingernails, lovingly adorned. Such flouting of functionality is an obvious fuck-­you to the days of scrutinized teeth at auctions and picking cotton on plantations.

A profile of Zendaya.

The fight for female superheroes in Hollywood.

Anand Patwardhan spent decades tracking the rise of Hindu nationalism. And now, under an increasingly repressive government, he holds his screenings in secret.

A profile of the Daily Show host.

The actor and director is the one thing we can all agree on.

The episode that changed The Simpsons.

Zacharias Holmes grew up idolizing the anarchy of ‘Jackass.’ Then he took his idols’ vision of chaos to a whole other level. This is the story of Zackass, the Most Self-Destructive Man in America.

An interview with the creator and star of “I May Destroy You.”