Ryan Gosling and "SNL" Shared a Cosmic Horror Pharmaceutical Ad
It's part of a long tradition of weird medical ads on the show
The UK's Taste in Bacon is Changing
The quest for healthy bacon may be futile, however
This Week Brought a Very Meta “Real Time With Bill Maher”
Along with a candid conversation on health with Annabelle Gurwitch
Oscar Voters Still Aren’t Watching All the Movies
A new rule demands that voters watch all the nominated films in a category before casting their ballots. Naturally, Academy members are ignoring it.
From the Stands at the Six Nations: Glory, Agony and Pints
A pilgrimage to one of the world's oldest and greatest sporting events
What to Read Right Now, According to Cool Men
This month's recommendations include a Pulitzer winner, a memoir set in Jamaica and “an extremely funny, incredibly dark novel about Philadelphia”
How to Read More Books Than Ever This Year
The first part of this six-step plan: giving up on "War and Peace"
Every Coen Brothers Movie, Ranked
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Fargo," we're ranking everything Joel and Ethan Coen have ever directed
The Forgotten Inventor Who Killed the Great Black Swamp
In an excerpt from his book "The Great Black Swamp," Patrick Wensink exhumes the complicated history of "hero" and "villain" James B. Hill
Where Have All the Good Memes Gone?
Last year marked a definitive shift in meme culture. So far, this year feels like a breaking point.
The 11 Books You Should Be Reading This March
Fittingly, a lot of them involve baseball
Can an AI-Generated Character Have a "Universe"?
We're about to find out
Shia LaBeouf Offers Bizarre Explanation for Recent Bar Fight
The actor shows self-awareness, but only up to a point
See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for March
Ryan Gosling shoots for a blockbuster with "Project Hail Mary," Courtney Barnett finally returns with a new record and more
My Couch Kicked the Bucket. BenchMade Modern Saved the Day.
The company’s American-made furniture is built to last
Are the Humanities Poised for an Academic Comeback?
There are reasons to be optimistic