Ariana Grande and the Disappointment of Diagnosis
Lauren Michele Jackson on the pop star Ariana Grande, whose appearance has prompted fans to speculate that she may suffer…
Critic’s Notebook
admin Our Fauci Diaries, Ourselves
Molly Fischer writes about the COVID-19 diaries of Anthony Fauci, and his friendships with celebrities during his newfound fame.
The Flawless Surface of Yves Saint Laurent
Naomi Fry on the new show from the International Center of Photography, “Yves Saint Laurent and Photography,” a survey of…
Whoopi Goldberg Was and Always Will Be the Whole Show
Her eponymous one-woman show was the seed of her Hollywood stardom, which a new revival now frames as the source…
Scenes from La Canicule in Paris
During a historic heat wave, air-conditioning has become the linchpin of an intensifying political debate in France, Doreen St. Félix…
Fight Night at the White House
Naomi Fry writes about the UFC Freedom 250 event, hosted on the South Lawn of the White House, on June…
The World Cup and the Changing Psyche of the Haitian Diaspora
For Les Grenadiers and their fans, the game will be about the confrontation of a certain psychological displacement. Doreen St.…
“Rafa”: the Destruction of a Man, and the Making of a Legend
Naomi Fry on Zach Heinzerling’s new Netflix docuseries, “Rafa,” and its subject, the legendary Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal.
The Heretical Energy of “Is God Is”
Doreen St. Félix considers the playwright Aleshea Harris’s directorial début, an adaptation of her play of the same name, comparing…
The Verve and Confrontation of Lisa Yuskavage’s Naked Ladies
The women pop up again and again, in canvas after canvas, like a random intrusive thought that refuses to go…