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  1. in conversation
    Mads Mikkelsen Takes Everything and Nothing SeriouslyIt’s always like, “Here’s your cola, Master Mads,” or “Get your fucking Coke, and get out of my shop.” There’s no neutral Coca-Cola anymore.
    By E. Alex Jung
  2. profile
    Esther Perel Goes Off ScriptShe became today’s most famous couples therapist by ignoring all the rules of the trade.
    By Maya Binyam
  3. profile
    The Queen of Fractured Fairy TalesHelen Oyeyemi writes magical, unsettling novels in which nothing remains fixed. She has lived her life that way, too.
    By Helen Shaw
  4. profile
    Molly Gordon Didn’t Mean to Steal That SceneThe Shiva Baby co-star is thrilled to be a supporting player, but she’s got big theater-kid ambitions.
    By Rachel Handler
  5. profile
    Bill Camp and Elizabeth Marvel, the Character-Actor Power CoupleThey are two of the most in-demand performers working today. They are also really cute together.
    By Nate Jones
  6. profile
    Confessions of a 32-Year-Old Drama QueenNo one is keeping up with Trisha Paytas, YouTube’s most frighteningly entertaining star.
    By Rebecca Jennings
  7. profile
    Lorraine O’Grady Finally Has the World’s AttentionAt 86, the artist has cemented her (belated) trailblazing status.
    By Jillian Steinhauer
  8. profile
    Youn Yuh-jung Comes to AmericaThe actress’s heart-shattering performance in Minari is likely to get an Oscar nod. She’s been doing this too long to care.
    By E. Alex Jung
  9. movies
    Chloé Zhao’s AmericaThe creator of quiet indie dramas is now the most-sought-after director in Hollywood.
    By Alison Willmore
  10. can a dog be twins?
    Patricia Lockwood’s Infinite ScrollThe Twitter-famous poet’s first novel, No One Is Talking About This, moves between the body in space and the mind online.
    By Joanne McNeil
  11. encounter
    Let Sharon Mashihi Whisper in Your EarHer strange, intimate podcast, Appearances, feels like a breakthrough for the form.
    By Emily Gould
  12. profile
    Morfydd Clark Is a Star in WaitingThe Saint Maud actress’s breakout moment was supposed to come last year, but she’s been too busy shooting The Lord of the Rings to worry about it.
    By Joseph Bien-Kahn
  13. profile
    Torrey Peters Goes ThereThe author’s debut novel, Detransition, Baby, wades into two of the most vulnerable questions for trans women.
    By Lila Shapiro
  14. encounter
    Guy Fieri Is America’s Most Misunderstood ChefA trip to the ranch with the morale-boosting Mayor of Flavortown.
    By Adam Platt
  15. profile
    2020 Looked Bleak. Then DJ iMarkkeyz Remixed It.Metaphorically unmasking the DJ whose viral videos soundtracked this year.
    By Zoe Haylock
  16. encounter
    Hugh Hamrick Tells His Side of the StoryAfter 30 years of dating David Sedaris, “Congressman Prude” finally has his say.
    By Matthew Schneier
  17. extremely online
    It Started With a LaughIn 2019, Ashnikko broke out after a viral hit on TikTok. What if it wasn’t a fluke?
    By Emma Madden
  18. books
    Shuggie Bain Makes It OutFirst-time novelist Douglas Stuart’s unsparing account of a life not unlike his own might be the best-reviewed book you’ve not yet read in 2020.
    By Matthew Schneier
  19. profile
    Elvis Costello Wrote the Anthem for This Brooding TimeHe’s back with his 31st (or so) studio album. But don’t look for any consolation from him.
    By David Yaffe
  20. profile
    The Sci-Fi Author Reimagining Indigenous HistoryAs Rebecca Roanhorse’s novels have earned praise in the literary world, they’ve sparked controversy among some Native scholars.
    By Lila Shapiro
  21. encounter
    Sohla El-Waylly Goes SoloAfter leaving Bon Appétit’s Test Kitchen, the chef now has her own show — where she’s paid fairly for her fantastic creations.
    By E. Alex Jung
  22. encounter
    Sunita Mani Is Taking Up SpaceIn the alien-invasion comedy Save Yourselves!, she finally gets a leading movie role written just for her.
    By Rachel Handler
  23. profile
    Delusions of WhitenessIn Rumaan Alam’s new thriller, a white family staying at a Hamptons Airbnb is startled when the Black owners knock on the door.
    By Lila Shapiro
  24. profile
    Troye Sivan Comes HomeThe pandemic sent him back to Melbourne and a life alone. Now comes his best music yet.
    By Douglas Greenwood
  25. music
    Bringing Back Bright EyesConor Oberst returns, but this time he’s happy not to be in the spotlight anymore.
    By Brady Gerber
  26. movies
    Amy Seimetz’s Mirror WorldsIn her new absurdist thriller, She Dies Tomorrow, the director-actress dares to think the unthinkable.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  27. profile
    Who’s Afraid of Ziwe Fumudoh?For guests who dare to appear on the comedian’s Instagram Live show, the question is not if you are racist, but how.
    By E. Alex Jung
  28. profile
    Michaela the DestroyerHow a young talent from East London went from open-mic nights to making the year’s most sublimely unsettling show.
    By E. Alex Jung
  29. movies
    Gina Prince-Bythewood, the Quiet StormThe director’s The Old Guard is an unlikely superhero film, both patient and intimate. But she’s always been uncompromising.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  30. profile
    Alia Shawkat, Through the Looking GlassWhat the Search Party actress has learned from her tabloid year.
    By Rachel Handler
  31. in conversation
    Joel Schumacher on His Colleagues, His Critics, and His Sex LifeAfter five decades in Hollywood, the late director had plenty of stories — but he wasn’t one to kiss and tell.
    By Andrew Goldman
  32. profiles
    Padma Lakshmi, Scars and AllThe Top Chef host gives a very personal food tour of New York City.
    By E. Alex Jung
  33. profile
    The Lines We Cross for ArtJosephine Decker on Shirley, her years working with Joe Swanberg in the mumblecore scene, and the boundaries between director and actor.
    By Lila Shapiro
  34. profile
    Summertime SadnessHaim returns with an album begging you to sob on the dance floor with it.
    By Hunter Harris
  35. the longest lives
    ‘Those Were Memorable Times. But I Don’t Want to Live There.’Jazz musician Reggie Workman played with John Coltrane, won a Guggenheim at 82, and can’t wait to get back to rehearsal.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. profile
    Hong Chau Doesn’t Need Your Approval“I don’t task myself with changing minds or being understood anymore.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  37. profile
    In Case of Emergency, Read Olivia LaingFrom The Lonely City to Funny Weather, the author writes to find a path forward through pain.
    By Hillary Kelly
  38. the diy queen
    Of Course Charli XCX Invented the Quarantine AlbumIf this is how we party now, pop’s reigning futurist is here for it.
    By Meaghan Garvey
  39. prophetic pop
    Matty Healy, Reformed Asshole (Sort Of)The 1975’s front man wants a clean slate.
    By Dan Hyman
  40. r&b’s mvp
    Kehlani Is Ready to Give You Something to Talk AboutThe singer on her new album, the tired R&B debate, and the headlines that nearly destroyed her.
    By Hunter Harris
  41. profile
    Alice Wu Is (Finally) Ready to Break Your HeartThe Saving Face director left Hollywood after making her lesbian rom-com. 10 years later, she’s back with a queer Cyrano for Gen Z on Netflix.
    By Alison Willmore
  42. the jokes must go on
    At Home (Where Else?) With Jimmy FallonThe late-night host makes a quarantine comeback, with an assist from his wife and kids.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  43. profile
    Her Dark MaterialsWith Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Eliza Hittman takes on the “bureaucratic odyssey” of getting an abortion in the U.S.
    By Rachel Handler
  44. backstories
    The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe plot of Lawrence Wright’s new novel was always prescient, but it arrived much sooner than he thought it would.
    By Lila Shapiro
  45. profile
    The Disaster ArtistEmily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven is speaking to our pandemic-frenzied moment. Her new book is even bleaker.
    By Hillary Kelly
  46. the industry
    They Felt Like Hollywood Outsiders. Then They Got a Netflix Show.How two first-generation artists made Gentefied, a bilingual love letter to their families, their culture, and East L.A.
    By Maria Elena Fernandez
  47. art
    Dan Colen Is Alive and Well, Painting and Farming UpstateThe onetime art world bad boy still paints. But instead of raising hell, he’s raising pigs and sheep.
    By Matthew Schneier
  48. profile
    My Dark Vanessa Is Not a Love StoryAt 16, Kate Elizabeth Russell saw her book about a student’s affair with a teacher as a romance. She sees it differently now.
    By Lila Shapiro
  49. profile
    Aidy Bryant Has Figured Out How to Get What She WantsWith a second season of Shrill and an eighth of SNL, she sees herself — and her characters — clearly.
    By Allison P. Davis
  50. profile
    Still Gazing in Awe at Jude LawThe 47-year-old actor has played with beauty throughout his career. But it’s never been more chilling than on HBO’s The New Pope.
    By E. Alex Jung
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