Magazine – Life & Arts

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference on March 1, 2024.

Texas defeats Houston’s play to stop helping ICE, align with ‘sanctuary’ cities

By Anna Giaritelli April 25, 2026 7:00 am

Head coach Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots speaks to the media during the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Mike Vrabel’s non-confession confession

W. James Antle III Apr 24, 2026

Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer in "Margo’s Got Money Troubles." (Carl Herse/Apple TV)

Elle Fanning is sharp and affectionate in ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’

Graham Hillard Apr 24, 2026

Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen in "The Christophers."

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’ proves why people fall sleep watching Bob Ross reruns

Peter Tonguette Apr 24, 2026

Logan and Hailey on season 4 of Netflix’s Love On The Spectrum. (Courtesy of Netflix)

The sincerity of substance in Netflix’s ‘Love on the Spectrum’

Chris R. Morgan Apr 24, 2026

The NFL’s Ship of Theseus

By Ben Jacobs August 23, 2024 5:41 am

Jeff Buckley’s Grace at 30: A terrific album that is also the most overrated in history

By Alexander Larman August 23, 2024 5:40 am

In Burn, Peter Heller walks a fine genre line through dystopian fiction

By Malcolm Forbes August 23, 2024 5:22 am

Survival at sea: Shipwreck in the South Atlantic

By Michael Taube August 23, 2024 5:19 am

Palestinians wave their national flag and celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank.

Adam Kirsch diagnoses postcolonial theory and the morally inverted world

By Micah Mattix August 23, 2024 5:17 am

The deeper meaning of Love Island USA’s runaway success for our era of TV

By Kara Kennedy August 23, 2024 5:14 am

An emoji with a black rectangle over its mouth with chat bubbles and people in the background.

Does it take a government to censor?

By Oliver Traldi August 16, 2024 6:06 am

PRSD, or post-rewatch stress disorder

By Trent Reedy August 16, 2024 5:13 am

The Instigators isn’t bad enough to be good

By Art Tavana August 16, 2024 5:05 am

A pox on Netflix’s plague ‘comedy’

By Graham Hillard August 16, 2024 4:20 am

The sad Trump-era history of the ‘Historian Here’ and the Holocaust

By Michael M. Rosen August 16, 2024 4:10 am

The jungle tourist bites back

By Rob Long August 16, 2024 3:55 am