Arts & Culture
Derek Webb’s new album offers songs for LGBTQ solidarity
Survival Songs champions queer lives—and challenges the silence of faith communities.
Making old things new
Great artists know that the past provides essential ingredients for the future. Jacob Collier exemplifies this. So does Jesus.
Who’s the real Mickey? Does it matter?
In Bong Joon Ho’s new satire, both versions of the title character are as expendable as the underclasses that fuel our capitalist system.
Embracing mystery with David Lynch
The filmmaker knew that our desire to comprehend is intimately tied to our desire to control.
Poems that help us breathe together
A new anthology edited by US poet laureate Ada Limón invites us into the natural world.
The mysticism of Thea Bowman
As I studied Christian mystics, I kept wondering where the Black women were. Then I discovered Sister Thea.
Salman Rushdie returns to the scene
In Knife, the novelist goes back to Chautauqua, where he was nearly killed in a 2022 attack.
When nice guys are dangerous
Two recent buzzy, twisty thrillers put gender dynamics at the center of the drama.