Lucy Dacus Has Never Been This HonestOne of rock’s best pens returns from a depressive hell with Home Video, the album she’s been writing for most of her life.
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.
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Sophie Can Show You the World“Being completely authentic about the time you live in is something that I would view as a career-long objective.”
BySasha Geffen
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Jazmine’s TaleAfter another long hiatus, the venerated R&B singer returns with her riskiest album yet.
ByHunter Harris
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Torrey Peters Goes ThereThe author’s debut novel, Detransition, Baby, wades into two of the most vulnerable questions for trans women.
ByLila Shapiro
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It Started With a LaughIn 2019, Ashnikko broke out after a viral hit on TikTok. What if it wasn’t a fluke?
Boots Riley Wants You to StrikeThe Coup rapper just made his first movie, Sorry to Bother You, about the ravages of late-stage capitalism — and it’s poised to be a hit.
Misogyny Is Boring As HellCarmen Maria Machado writes fantastical tales about the banal horrors of sexism. Lately, it’s her story about Junot Díaz that’s getting attention.
ByLila Shapiro
Retta Has a Story to TellIn her upcoming memoir, the actress chronicles her adventures in Hollywood — including that time Taylor Swift cut her in line to the bathroom.
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J. Cole Just Wants to Be HimselfThe 33-year-old rapper on his new album, SoundCloud disses, and how he stopped caring what other people think.