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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Last month, Tina Fey offered a warning to comedians on the cusp of stardom that swiftly went viral: “Authenticity is dangerous and expensive.” Guesting on the pop-culture podcast “Las Culturistas,” the…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The prize of Alena Kate Pettitt’s childhood Barbie collection, the item that she still searches for fruitlessly on eBay, was a dining table. Press a button, and—magic!—a turkey dinner swung around…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Alex Barasch Culture editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. If…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The Italian writer and director Alice Rohrwacher may be the most quietly mischievous time traveller at work—or at play—in contemporary cinema. Her films, although typically set in or near the present…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For a long time, U.S. medicine was guided by the ethos of “doctor knows best.” Then, in the nineteen-sixties, that idea began to decline, as the concept of patient-centered care, which…

American males are turning off, and tuning and dropping out. Many boys and men are struggling to flourish in their roles as sons, students, employees, and fathers, and to achieve the sense of purpose that comes from being rooted within…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story New York has long loomed large in the traveller’s imagination, most notably in the olden, jet-setting days when getting there was half the fun. A new book, “Wonder City of the…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Many of us are impatiently waiting for warmer temperatures to be able to spend more time outdoors. For the cover of the April 1, 2024, issue, Mark Ulriksen gives a shape…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Michael Imperioli was onstage last week when a performance of “An Enemy of the People,” in which he stars, was interrupted by protesters. “I wasn’t sure if the director kind of…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” was already enjoying a revival, of sorts, as a number in Presley’s post-1968 comeback shows, by the time it poured from the speakers at…