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“Weird” Is a Rebuke to Republican Dominance Politics

The Democrats’ new favorite attack line has less to do with their opponents’ distance from the norm than with their desired level of control.

How “The Boyfriend” Distills Gay Romance

The Japanese dating show captures friendship, heartbreak, and the perils of having a hot roommate.

Kamala Harris, the Candidate

The Vice​-President, who is set to win the Democratic nomination, has graduated from limbo​.

The Summer of Girly Pop

This season’s hits have been exuberant and canny, treating femininity as a kind of inside joke.

Are Hollywood’s Jewish Founders Worth Defending?

Jews in the industry called for the Academy Museum to highlight the men who created the movie business. A voice in my head went, Uh-oh.

The Kamala Harris Social-Media Blitz Did Not Just Fall Out of a Coconut Tree

The memes, riffs, and fancams represent a vaguely hallucinatory near-consensus that the Vice-President’s time is now.

The Right Side of Now

Appeals against the war in Gaza are often framed through the lens of the future: “You will regret having been silent.” What about speaking—and feeling—in the present tense?

The Delicate Art of Turning Your Parents Into Content

Gen Z creators are learning the lessons of Scorsese and Akerman: putting mom and dad in your work brings pathos, complexity, and a certain frisson.

The Trials and Tribulations of the Boymom

A new book encapsulates the zero-sum thinking that affects much of contemporary parenting discourse.

Chatsworth, Revisited

“Picturing Childhood” highlights the private, familial side of a storied estate.