From Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” to Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” narratives about cloistered women contending with a new political reality have dominated the cultural landscape. Why do these stories hit so hard?
The ex-congressman has already pivoted from politics to pop culture and become the latest beneficiary of America’s enduring fascination with con artists. Are we the ones being duped?
Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss the themes that have emerged across the œuvre of Hayao Miyazaki, the filmmaker behind “The Boy and the Heron.”
New Yorker staff writers write about the books from past years that they discovered in 2023, by authors such as Robert Caro, Phyllis Rose, Claire Keegan, Lena Andersson, Patricia Highsmith, and more.
“The Buccaneers,” a new television series based on the Edith Wharton novel of the same name, is the latest in a string of shows to mix a historical setting and a distinctly modern sensibility. Are the updates revelatory, or pandering?