

11 books to read this fall, from a history of music to a novel of millennial precarity.


I can’t stop thinking about this silly book about overconsumption and lost history.


What happens when your prosecutor’s goal is keeping people out of prison?


This month has everything: Eternals, murder, tennis, and Princess Di.


This album embraces life’s contradictions, even when it’s difficult to do so.


The Souvenir: Part II continues its director’s memoir project.


A spooky anthology series to listen to over Halloween weekend and on many fall nights to come.


Why be so nasty and so rude when you could read this book about The Real Housewives?


Don’t miss these under-the-radar gems.


Kay Patterson, the mind behind The Organized Soprano, is a decluttering genius.


Bergman Island is a delightful anagram of a movie, and one of the best films of the year.


The Hulu TV series stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, and so much fantastic outerwear.


Hero, available on HBO Max, is an action-packed film that balances drama with emotion.


From Dune to duels, Wes Anderson to James Bond, October is a huge movie month.


The Forgotten City, which began life as a Skyrim mod, gives you plenty of room to mess up and do better next time.


FX’s series, now available on Hulu, is the rare TV comedy that knows what it is from its first scene.


Imagine the Real Housewives, if the housewives were driving at 300 kilometers an hour.


Home Video captures the tender beauty of queer teens.


Vox’s book critic recommends campus novels to set the mood for virtual learning, and more.


From ballet to poker, televangelists to Tony winners, here are the movies worth streaming or seeing on the big screen.


Street Dance of China makes a compelling argument that what the world needs now is a giant global dance-off.
The hacker drama Mr. Robot was so much more than Rami Malek’s incredible star performance.


Netflix’s Someone Great is a forgotten film that just works, all tropes aside.


CODA is a big-hearted crowdpleaser about a teen, her dreams, and her family.


Our book critic recommends books to get out of a reading rut and more.


The new documentary The Viewing Booth asks if images are losing their power.


From The Suicide Squad and Candyman to Cryptozoo and CODA.


The drama about a high school football team might be the best teen show of all time.


We Keep the Dead Close explores a murder at Harvard and the stories we tell about crime.


Our book critic recommends good summer reading and more.


The year is half over. Here’s how to catch up.


Lost history comes to vibrant life in Questlove’s new documentary, and it’s a total blast to watch.


A dozen movies to get excited about this month.


Hot White Heist tells a story of found family wrapped around a raunchy caper.


Can fiction about police be healing in 2021? Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books make a very good case.


AppleTV+’s Mythic Quest is one of TV’s sneakiest comedies, funny and tragic all at once.


Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit is now poised to be the movie of the summer.


That’s probably all you need to know to watch this new series.


A surprisingly apt post-pandemic horror film, St. Maud reminds us that hell is other people.


A mysterious, immersive theater show provides a fresh way to connect with far-flung friends.