Arts & Entertainment

Recommendations and analysis of the movies, books, music and TV that should be on your radar this week and beyond.

The writer Michel Houellebecq in France in September, 1995

The Controversial French Writer Who Will Help You Better Understand American Politics

Inside the oft-maligned works of Michel Houellebecq

black lives matter protest

It's Time to Get Over Your Fear of Being "Performative"

Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing Community Grapples With Political Protests

Grindr

Dating App Grindr Says It Will Remove Controversial Ethnicity Filter

A young woman, wearing a protective mask with I CAN'T BREATHE written on it as she takes part in the fourth straight day of protests against the death of George Floyd, the African-American man killed suffocated by a Minneapolis police officer.

Arts & Entertainment

13 Articles to Help You Make Sense of the Protests, And Why They Matter

20 Books That Have Changed the Way We Think About Race in America

20 Books That Have Changed the Way We Think About Race in America

iPhone smartphone with headphones playing Spotify

Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Amazon Participate in “Blackout Tuesday”

ewhoring scams

Scammers Are Impersonating Porn Stars to Con Lonely Men Out of Money

Jaws

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for June

Bookstore

Publishing Industry Wrestles With Crowded Fall Schedule

Aaron Dessner of The National performs at Campo Pequeno on December 12, 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Pedro Gomes/Redferns)

No, A Popular Brooklyn Indie Rocker Has Not Been Inciting Riots

Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Employees Push Back Over Mark Zuckerberg’s Non-Stance on Trump

Spike Lee

Spike Lee Shares Video Mixing "Do the Right Thing" With George Floyd Footage

ryan seacrest

Arts & Entertainment

Even Ryan Seacrest Can't Deal Right Now

Season 5: Episode 5 of Billions ("Contract"), Reviewed by a Finance Guy

"Billions" (Season 5: Episode 5), Reviewed by a Finance Guy

Jay-Z

Jay-Z Spoke to Minnesota Governor About George Floyd

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The cover of Elliot Ackerman's new novel

A Marine Embraces His Outsider Status With Latest Novel

June book

6 Books You Should Be Reading This June

Press preview Of Christo

Christo, Artist Who Transformed Urban Spaces, Dead at 84

Bob Dylan

Revisiting Bob Dylan's Apocalyptic Side

Jake Paul

Arts & Entertainment

YouTuber Jake Paul Criticized for Filming Arizona Mall Looting

Jimmy Cobb

Jimmy Cobb, Drummer on "Kind of Blue," Dead at 91

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese Made a Short Film in Quarantine

YouTuber myka stauffer

YouTube Star Admits to Placing Adopted Son With Another Family

The World Of Charles And Ray Eames

How We Interact With Everyday Objects — and How COVID-19 Might Change That

2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

Graydon Carter Shares His Quarantine Memoir-Writing Routine

Slowly but surely, the music world adjusted to our new normal in May.

Does Anyone in Congress Care About the Music Industry?

Clint Eastwood at 90

Even at 90, Clint Eastwood's Film Legend Continues to Evolve

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