Sonic YouthsIn Chicago with Horsegirl, the teen rock trio behind one of the year’s most confident albums.
ByJustin Curto
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Silly Little FreakoThe “Megan Stalter character” is its own comedy genre now. Where does the real person end and her personae begin?
ByRebecca Alter
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Hot Joel SummerJoel Kim Booster’s deliciously bawdy debut film, Fire Island, maps Pride and Prejudice’s class tensions onto the vacation hideaway for gay men.
ByE. Alex Jung
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‘Have You Read Nevada?’Imogen Binnie’s first novel became a staple of trans literature. Nine years and one reissue later, how much has the culture changed?
Margo Jefferson Makes Her WayWith her book Constructing a Nervous System, the critic set herself a challenge: to recount her life through a web of influences.
ByJasmine Sanders
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In Another Life, Ke Huy Quan Was a StarHe was an ’80s icon who left acting behind. For his role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, he called on his past selves.
Bad Bunny DesconectadoEste año, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio cumplió 27 años. Ha sido un momento de introspección.
ByLaia Garcia-Furtado
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Bad Bunny Off CycleBenito Antonio Martínez Ocasio turned 27 this year. It’s been a time for introspection.
ByLaia Garcia-Furtado
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Simon Rex Doesn’t Want to Be That Guy AnymoreThe former MTV VJ partied his way through the early aughts, lost his career for a decade, and now, improbably, is being lauded by the Hollywood elite.
Matt Berry Has a TypeThe actor is known for playing ridiculous characters with a straight face — the stupider the better.
ByKathryn VanArendonk
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Writing Through the MomentThe Kings are known for making TV that captures the Zeitgeist. It’s a high-wire act that’s gotten trickier post-Trump.
ByAngelica Jade Bastién
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Kumail Nanjiani’s FeelingsThe actor always wanted his own superhero transformation. Now he’s buff, a Marvel star, and struggling with how much of his new body is his own.
ByE. Alex Jung
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Under Her SkinJulia Ducournau lets us in on the years of fury, angst, and comedy that fueled the Palme d’Or–winning, genre-smashing Titane.
ByRachel Handler
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How Do You Follow The Sopranos?David Chase returns to the masterpiece he’s been unable to escape since it went off the air 14 years ago.
ByMatt Zoller Seitz
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Hearing Things With Ruth OzekiHer latest novel teems with voices — most of them belonging to what she might call “nonhuman persons.”
ByHelen Shaw
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Getting to Know H.E.R.The artist is halfway to an EGOT, but she’s still a mystery to the masses. You have to see her live to understand her.
ByMeaghan Garvey
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Adrienne Warren Stands UpShe opened in Tina so badly hurt she could barely walk. Then came another mountain to climb.
ByJackson McHenry
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The Myth MakersVeneno turned a forgotten trans trailblazer into a global icon. Creators Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo just might be next.
ByManuel Betancourt
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They Call Him Loop DaddyMarc Rebillet livestreams improvised music to millions of fans, often in just his boxer briefs.