Culture
An Updated Company for an Era of Single Women
A new production of the 1970 Stephen Sondheim musical switches the gender of its main character from male to female, making an old show sharply relevant.
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SyFy Incorporated Is a Timely Drama About Corporations Gone Wild
The new SyFy show, produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is set in a dystopian future U.S. ravaged by climate change and ruled by multinationals.
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Track of the Day: ‘Fell in Love With a Boy’ by Joss Stone
A slew of cover-song recommendations come from reader Dan Paton: How about Joss Stone’s version…
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters The Anxiety of a Starboy
The singer’s first post-breakout album is even slicker and more ’80s-indebted than his last—though also strangely conflicted.
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USA Today Sports / Reuters Tom Brady, Sociologist of Religion
A new documentary series, co-produced by the quarterback, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, is a surprisingly meditative look at the way sports give people a sense of meaning in life.
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Track of the Day: ‘The Christians and the Pagans’ by Dar Williams
I tend to favor depressing Christmas songs, but reader Adam Feiges probably has a better idea during this…
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Miller Mobley / A&E In Scientology and the Aftermath, Leah Remini Strikes Back
The actress and former Church devotee takes aim at its practices in a new eight-part series on A&E.;
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Amazon Studios / Roadside Attractions Manchester by the Sea Is a Stunning Meditation on Grief
Kenneth Lonergan’s new film succeeds not because of its sad tale, but because of its humor and empathy.
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Saeed Adyani / Netflix The Fault in Stars Hollow
Bad news for Paul: Gilmore Girls, for all its charms, has never been terribly fond of outsiders.
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Track of the Day: ‘Comfortably Numb’ by Scissor Sisters
From reader Daniel: I really like your “most transformative cover songs.” Here’s a suggestion…
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Saeed Adyani / Netflix Turns Out, Rory Gilmore Is Not a Good Journalist
She sleeps with a source. She falls asleep while talking to another one. It’s no wonder she hasn’t won her Pulitzer yet.
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Paramount Pictures Allied Is an Old Hollywood Rarity
The director Robert Zemeckis spoke to The Atlantic about the throwback feel of his new World War II drama.
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Rich Fury / Invision / AP A Podcast of Their Own for Women in Music
The singer-songwriter Laura Marling explores the intersection of gender and creativity in her innovative series Reversal of the Muse.
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Track of the Day: ‘Rolling in the Deep’ by Vázquez Sounds
A regular reader contributor, Barry, recommends a kid-rock version of Adele’s mega-mega-hit (which recently passed one billion views…
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters Sharon Jones and Speaking Gilmore: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing
Highlights from seven days of reading about arts and entertainment
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Warner Bros. / Netflix Gilmore Girls’s Kirk Is the Man-Child America Needs
Stars Hollow’s wackiest resident is also its most ageless.
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Zak Bickel / The Atlantic The Evolution of 'Like'
How the ubiquitous, often-reviled word associated with young people and slackers represents the ever-changing English language
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Erich Schlegel / USA TODAY Sports The NFL’s Experiment in Mexico City
Pro football held a game south of the border for the first time since 2005.
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ABC Where Are All the Thanksgiving Pop-Culture Classics?
The American holiday has long been overshadowed by Christmas when it comes to widely beloved films, TV specials, and songs.
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Neil Jacobs / Netflix Gilmore Girls: A Millennial Story Come Full Circle
The Netflix revival of the beloved series is uniquely positioned to offer a long-term portrait of one of TV’s first nuanced Generation-Y protagonists.
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Jason Bridge / USA Today Sports / Reuters How the Dallas Cowboys Prop Up the NFL
The team, which will play its annual Thanksgiving Day game, is a reminder of the excitement the league used to produce on a regular basis.
