The Classic-Rock Ecstasy of The War on Drugs
The band’s fourth album, A Deeper Understanding, offers a powerful and steady high.
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Katie Posner The Podcast Made From Inside Prison
The audio series Ear Hustle seeks to highlight the everyday experiences of inmates at San Quentin.
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Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP Gal Gadot and Stranger Things: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing
Highlights from seven days of reading about arts and entertainment
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Russell Boyce / Reuters The Atlantic’s Week in Culture
A roundup of our recent writing on arts and entertainment
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Neon Beach Rats Is One of the Year’s Boldest Dramas
Eliza Hittman’s film chronicles the life of a closeted young man spending his days on the boardwalks of Coney Island.
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Paul Childs / Reuters Four Ways of Looking at Mayweather vs. McGregor
Critics have dismissed the fight as a farce. So why are so many people still paying such close attention?
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Poem of the Week: ‘Jazz’ by Theodore Maynard
The first jazz recordings were made a century ago, in late February 1917. Just five years later, Carl Engel reported…
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Grant Pollard / AP What to Expect From the 2017 MTV VMAs
Pop-gossip fireworks from Katy Perry and Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar’s victory lap, and some not-so-subtle politics
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters Who Killed Taylor Swift?
The jarring new single "Look What You Made Me Do” unveils a dark, not-altogether-convincing persona.
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Herman Knippertz / AP The Enduring Fictions of Princess Diana
Twenty years after her death, her life still asks uncomfortable questions about what we demand of fame.
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NBC Saturday Night Live Needs to Ditch the Special Guests
The show’s summer Weekend Update specials have laid bare a troubling dependence on actors outside of the core ensemble.
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Netflix The Defenders Proves Heroes Aren't Enough
The four Marvel superheroes are finally united on Netflix. But against what?
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Richard Shotwell / AP What Netflix Can Offer Shonda Rhimes
Television’s biggest producer is leaving ABC to join the streaming service, the most seismic shift in the Peak TV era yet.
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AMC It's Not Too Late for Halt and Catch Fire
There’s still time to catch AMC’s dazzling drama about the dawn of the internet as the show enters its final season.
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Katie Posner The Book He Wasn't Supposed to Write
A best-selling author submits a draft to his editor. Hijinks ensue.
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Helen Sloan / HBO Deus Ex Westeros
Absurd plot twists. Unanswered questions. Could Game of Thrones go the way of Lost?
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Helen Sloan / courtesy of HBO Is Game of Thrones on Thin Ice?
Three Atlantic staffers discuss “Beyond the Wall,” the sixth episode of the seventh season.
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AP Remembering Jerry Lewis
The iconic actor, singer, director, and entertainer passed away at the age of 91.
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Tom Hines / RCA Records Grizzly Bear Capture the Beauty of Connection
The rock band’s fifth album, Painted Ruins, balances mysterious complexity with pure loveliness.
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Andy Kropa / Invision / AP Oprah and Ingrid Goes West: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing
Highlights from seven days of reading about arts and entertainment
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP The Atlantic's Week in Culture
A roundup of our recent writing on arts and entertainment
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Poem of the Week: ‘The Death of Slavery’ by William Cullen Bryant
This year I’ve spent my working hours in a distant American past, reading contemporaneous accounts of abolitionism, civil war, and…
