What Survival Stories Tell Us (and Should We Listen?)
Tales of human resilience in nature bring the thrill of the wild to the comfort of the couch. In our…
Critics at Large
admin That Back-to-School Feeling
With teachers and students returning to the classroom, the hosts of Critics at Large reflect on the art of education…
Critics’ Cult Classics: Hannah Goldfield on the Food World’s Secret Tastemakers
The New Yorker food correspondent discusses the recipes and restaurants that have defined the culinary good life—at least for those…
The Golden Age of the American Idiot
The Critics at Large podcast, featuring Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz, talks about a new game show featuring…
Who Owns the Odyssey?
The director Christopher Nolan has been accused of “woke-ifying” Homer’s epic. But finding new resonance in ancient texts is part…
I Need a Critic: June, 2026, Edition
The hosts recommend art works about entering a new phase of life, what to read while serving in the military,…
Where Do Men Go from Here?
A new slate of cultural offerings presents divergent ideas about the struggles men and boys face today—and how to resolve…