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Laura Miller
Jill Filipovic
Jenée Desmond-Harris
Michelle Herman
Jim Newell
Joel Anderson
Jeremy Stahl
Ben Mathis-Lilley
Joe Gow faces losing tenure because the sweet-as-vanilla adult videos he made with his wife took off. Is that fair?
Dan Kois
Jennifer Lopez’s Atlas portends a dystopia blighted by something far worse than bad wigs.
Sam Adams
What it all means
Richard Linklater’s Hit Man is actually funny, actually sexy, and a winning showcase for Glen Powell.
Where we’re headed
Would you eat glue? Smoke while pregnant? Google’s A.I. search thinks you should.
An honest guide to modern life
Every year, more and more dogs are bequeathed human names. I think I know why.
What really matters
Learning about the epic battle over the Briggs Initiative for the new season of Slow Burn helped me understand how incredibly recent these fights for gay rights are—and what it cost the people who battled for me.