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the kids are alright
How The Baby-Sitters Club Made Social Justice Fun for Tweens“Hello, Camp Moosehead!” is a genuinely special finale that never veers into Very Special Episode territory.
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science of us
The Strict, Subtle Rules of a Hey Ladies! EmailAnalyzing the unspoken subtext of the bridal party group email.
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everything guide
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The Story Behind Disobedience, One of This Year’s Sexiest MoviesHow Sebastián Lelio, Rachel Weisz, and Rachel McAdams adapted Naomi Alderman’s novel — and crafted that mesmerizingly climactic sex scene.
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Ellen Burstyn Thinks #MeToo Is ‘The Beginning of the Crumble of the Patriarchy’The 85-year-old star of House of Tomorrow talks about her new film, her favorite roles, and the breakthroughs she’s finally seeing in the industry.
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I Think About This a Lot: The Sliding Doors in Sliding DoorsSliding Doors is a perfectly light, frothy rom-com that shoves you down into a bottomless funk of self-doubt right after the credits.
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science of us
The Temptation of Over-Corrective Post-Breakup RulesIt’s in our nature to seek out patterns that protect us from uncertainty and blame.
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9 Ways Annihilation the Movie Differs from Annihilation the BookAlex Garland added new creatures, new tech, and more to his interpretation of Jeff VanderMeer’s novel.
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20 Years Later, Spice World Is … Weirdly RelevantFor all its failings as a 1998 feminist film, it inadvertently kinda works as a 2018 one.
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science of us
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Behind Nicole Kidman, Sam Rockwell, and Ewan McGregor’s Award-Winning AccentsMeet the woman who’s helped Kidman, Naomi Watts, Oprah, Colin Firth, and more to convincingly mimic accents unlike their own.
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it’s complicated
The Worst Part of Dating an Older Guy Is His Texting HabitsThe difference in how we use our phones makes a small age gap feel much wider.
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documentaries
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science of us
The Crown Proves That Second Place Is More FunPrincess Margaret, Prince Philip, and the freewheeling life of being second in command.
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science of us
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2017, the Year Pop Culture’s Darkest Thought Experiments Came to Life“What if someone wildly underqualified got elected president?” “Is it possible to separate the art from the artist?”
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How to Turn Margot Robbie Into Tonya HardingTales from the set of I, Tonya include beer-soaked wigs, figure skaters in fat suits, and 96 separate costume changes.