RORSCHACH TEST
Van Jones on Think Tanks, Sex Scandals, and Third-Party Candidates
August 15, 2024
In this week’s Rorschach Test, we called on the CNN political analyst to sound off on a mixed bag of subjects, from Cybertrucks to coconut memes and childless cat ladies.
LIT
Geoffrey Mak Still Hasn’t Lost Hope in the Personal Essay
May 7, 2024
Before publishing his debut essay collection, “Mean Boys,” the writer and critic joined us to talk about pain, pleasure, Trump, trad caths, and the Kardashians.
RORSCHACH TEST
Aparna Nancherla on Eric Adams, Chat GPT, and the Gentrification of Yoga
September 19, 2023
“Self-help, to me, cannot be made into a listicle.”
DUDES ROCK
Joshua Citarella Takes Us Into the Dark Corners of the Manosphere
June 29, 2023
“Within this whole gradation of interesting stuff are kernels of truth, but there’s also a whole bunch fucking nonsense. Like, sunning your balls is not real.”
politics
Congresswoman Cori Bush Tells Janelle Monáe How She Plans to Change the World
February 22, 2021
Welcome to her House.
word on the street
What Did the Last Four Years Actually Feel Like?
October 28, 2020
A bunch of New Yorkers try to find the words.
therapy sesh
Chelsea Handler and Martha Stewart on the Hilarious Journey of Becoming a Better Person
October 23, 2020
“Go smoke a weed.”
literature
Ayad Akhtar and Aasif Mandvi Investigate the Rot at America’s Core
October 9, 2020
The writer and the actor discuss equality and opportunity and all that nonsense.
literature
Martin Amis and Salman Rushdie on Cancel Culture and The Hitch
September 17, 2020
Two titans of the written word reflect on the friends they’ve lost and the literary movement to which they belonged. In a superficial way, really. Quite reluctantly.
rorschach test
If Trump Can Be President, Sarah Cooper Can Be a Hollywood Superstar
September 9, 2020
In the spirit of her particular brand of satire, we asked the comedian to respond, without practice or preparedness, to a bunch of topics chosen for her at semi-random.
Jai Courtney and Ike Barinholtz Got Together to Roast Trump’s America
August 7, 2020
The “Suicide Squad” drinking buddies reunite to trash talk POTUS (and each other).
Colin Jost Tells Natalie Portman About His New Book and SNL’s Uncertain Future
July 20, 2020
The Weekend Update anchor and movie star discuss the upcoming election, procrastination, and the tricky business of memoir-writing.
Exit Poll: ‘Corpus Christi’ Does What ‘Three Billboards’ Wished It Could’ve
April 15, 2020
The plot is familiar—the lead performance, far from it.
Meet Roberto Lugo, the Potter Making Ceramics of Biggie and Basquiat
March 17, 2020
Seth Rogen’s new favorite potter walks us through his massive vessels, which insist on facilitating improbable cross-cultural conversations.
Playwright Matthew Lopez Wants to Hear Your Stories
November 14, 2019
The playwright of Broadway’s “The Inheritance” takes us behind the curtain of his two-part, six-and-a-half-hour meditation on the gay generation gap, AIDS, and storytelling itself.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Five Simple Rules for Salvaging an ‘Embarassing’ State of the Union
February 6, 2019
The congresswoman’s first State of the Union appearance was a masterclass in purposeful messaging and political shade.
2009 vs. 2019: A Reminder That Time Is Ruining Most of Us
January 14, 2019
What a difference a decade makes.
Alias Grace is the next harrowing Margaret Atwood adaptation
November 3, 2017
American Psycho director Mary Harron on her new Netflix show Alias Grace and why Donald Trump Jr. would make a good Patrick Bateman.