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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I’m going to be straight here: I love celebrities. I love thinking about them, reading about them, and writing about them. There’s also little that brings me more pleasure than spotting…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Watch “Incident.” The opening of Bill Morrison’s short film “Incident” is silent. Security footage shows a section of a Chicago street on what looks to be an ordinary summer afternoon. A…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For an entertainer, a casino gig is a double-edged sword. It can be a lucrative booking, a sign that you’ve entered a rarefied tier of bankability. But casino crowds can be…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Comedy—the theme of this year’s Archive Issue—is forever present in the work of the late cover artist Charles Addams. This image originally ran, without a title, as the cover of the…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Watch “It’s Okay.” In late December, 2022, when demonstrators gathered outside a public library, in Queens, to protest a Drag Story Hour, the filmmaker and investigative journalist David France was present…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. After a sweltering summer dominated by, thank goodness,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In recent years, popular movies have staked their claims to attention mainly with fantasy and spectacle. As a result, Hollywood has been neglecting one of its most important classic genres: romantic…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In the first episode of the third season of “Industry,” which premières this weekend on Max, a new character is introduced to the show’s ensemble. “Industry” focusses on the British office…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Are you weird? According to Democrats—who have made “weird” a new term of art for Republicans—you’re weird if you get overexercised about the genitalia of Olympic athletes, think childless people shouldn’t…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The art of storytelling is the art of simplification—of giving smooth contours and sharp points to messily loose-ended incidents. That’s why, when artists tell their life stories, the plethora of factual…