There's no good reason to make a best-selling author the subject of "investigative journalism."

Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg is speaking out—and what it means for the battles ahead.

For a writer to deny that fiction is political is not only an act of bad faith, but an artistic failure.

Peter Berg has become the go-to director for the explosive, based-on-a-true story drama.

In Andrea Arnold’s remarkable drama, the American underclass is seen with bracing clarity, insight, and compassion.

Was the Constitution designed to make the United States less democratic?

‘The Bestseller Code’ reveals the well-known secrets of the formulaic novel.

An interview with the poet Max Ritvo about illness, improvisation, and his first book, published posthumously next week.

Chaelin Lee—better known as CL—is attempting to become a household name in the U.S. It won't be easy.

Snapchat's new camera-glasses, Spectacles, herald a new cultural form—for better and worse.

Notes toward a theory of Nell Zink.

Ava DuVernay made history with Selma. Now, in two new films, she’s taking on America’s prison system—and tesseracting through the universe.

Underrated for most of her life, the author of "The Lottery" is at last experiencing a revival.

The third season asks its characters: What happens after you’ve changed your life and you’re still not happy?

The thirty-third season is a contest between Millennials and Generation X—but climate change may decide which generation is the fittest.