Amanda Hess
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When an Abortion Story Is Told as a Caper, Thriller or Farce
As Roe falls, new works including a documentary, a feature film and a comedy show disrupt the taboos and clichés around abortion.
When an Abortion Story Is Told as a Caper, Thriller or Farce
As Roe falls, new works including a documentary, a feature film and a comedy show disrupt the taboos and clichés around abortion.
Review: ‘Everything I Need I Get From You,’ by Kaitlyn Tiffany
In defense of One Direction, Twitter teens and screaming women everywhere.
TikTok’s Amber Heard Hate Machine
Television turned the celebrity trial into a 24-hour tabloid spectacle. Social media made it into a sport.
When Motherhood Is a Horror Show
For the onscreen moms in “The Baby,” “Umma” and “Lamb” — and for an ascendant class of sardonic mom influencers — the source of psychological...
The Brilliance of Charo
The guitarist, singer, actress and comedian has long wrapped her prodigious talents in a glossy, over-the-top persona. Decades later, and still going strong, it’s time...
When the Master of the Erotic Thriller Fails to Thrill
Adrian Lyne used to make deranged romps animated by conservative masculine anxieties. By the time of “Deep Water,” his muse — the all-powerful white man...
Hollywood Bets Big on the Bad Entrepreneur
With limited series like “The Dropout,” “WeCrashed” and “Super Pumped,” the culture is saturated with ripped-from-the-headlines tales of self-immolating moguls.
Dance, I Said — Dance! And Leave the Package on the Porch.
The combination of next-day delivery, Ring surveillance footage and TikTok has put a spotlight on Amazon drivers. But it’s also created a new main character:...
How Hillary Clinton's MasterClass Shows a Very 2021 Way to Be
Hillary Clinton delivered an unused election speech. Jennifer Aniston cried at Central Perk. It was a year for watching celebrities reinhabit their past selves.