Logan Is a Fitting Farewell to Hugh Jackman's Wolverine
The comic-book icon rides into the sunset in grim, R-rated fashion—and it works.
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Zak Bickel / Katie Martin / Paul Spella ... The Best Writing Advice of 2016
Highlights from 12 months of interviews with writers about their craft and the authors they love
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Scott Roth / AP Future Contains Multitudes
The rap star’s back-to-back new albums showcase his appeal with two very different sounds.
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TBS Conan O’Brien’s Empathetic Trip to Mexico
The late-night host emphasized America’s common interests with its southern neighbor in his latest international special.
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CBS / YouTube Stephen Colbert and Patrick Stewart Wait for Godot (and an Obamacare Replacement)
The actor and the late-night host gave healthcare the theater-of-the-absurd treatment.
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Magnolia Pictures What Was Louis Theroux Trying to Do With My Scientology Movie?
The British documentarian’s newest project is a fascinating failure.
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I Pilon / Shutterstock / Francisco Moreno / ... The Case for the Flâneuse
In her new book, the author Lauren Elkin discusses the forgotten history of women artists who wandered the city and fought back against the masculine notion of the drifter.
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Kamenko Pajic / Reuters How the Chili Dog Transcended America's Divisions
The national dish is really a fusion of immigrant fare. An Object Lesson
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AP / Reed Saxon Could YouTube TV Mean the End of Cable?
The $35-a-month live-television package is the latest to try to capture the attention of cord-cutters.
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CBS Donald Trump and Late-Night: Two (Completely Different) Strategies
On Tuesday evening, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel offered telling case studies in covering the president.
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CBS What Is 'The Media'? (Jon Stewart Edition)
The former Daily Show host joined his old colleague, Stephen Colbert, on The Late Show to give an indignant rebuke to the American press.
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Hulu In National Treasure, a Comedian Faces Disgrace
The riveting four-part Hulu miniseries, imported from England, is inspired by real accusations of sexual assault against high-profile entertainers.
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Danny Moloshok / Reuters The 'Only' Profession to 'Celebrate What It Means to Live a Life'
In another strange sign of the mounting culture wars, Viola Davis’s emotional Oscars tribute to artists has become political fodder.
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ABC Corinne Found the Perfect Way to Rebel Against The Bachelor
Over the course of the season, the show’s latest villain just might have … grown as a person.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Viola Davis's Urgent Call to 'Exhume the Ordinary'
The Fences Best Supporting Actress testified to art’s ability to tell the stories of regular people.
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Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP What Moonlight’s Win Says About the Oscars’ Future
The stunning film’s unexpected triumph is part of a larger trend toward more small and intimate projects for the Academy.
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Chris Pizzello / AP Five Ways of Seeing Five Minutes of 'Real People' at the Oscars
Did the prank with “Gary from Chicago” and his band of tourists humble Hollywood—or just condescend?
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters 'Moonlight, Best Picture': The Oscars and the Rare Power of Shock
In an era when audiences are so sure about so much, the mistake—simple, dramatic, human—can be a wonderful thing.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters The Shadow of Trump at the Oscars
Despite being 3,000 miles away, the president loomed larger in the Dolby Theatre than the Academy itself.
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Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP The Oscars Have Never Ended Like This
Moonlight won Best Picture, but only after La La Land was mistakenly announced as the winner.
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Nordisk Film A Dark Time in Denmark's History
An Oscar-nominated film explores possible war crimes in the country after World War II.
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Matthew Murphy The Magnificent Harmony of Sunday in the Park With George
The Broadway revival of the Sondheim musical, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, is a glorious tribute to the process of making art.
