The Power of Pardons (to Distract)Trump’s executive orders, and the legal battles they’ve started, will ultimately matter more than his January 6 pardons.
Beyond the EndDavid Lynch spent his five-decade film and TV career contemplating life, death, and the indescribable realms in between.
ByMatt Zoller Seitz
the industry
The Voice WhispererEric Vetro teaches the stars how to sing for their Oscars. “They don’t have a vocal-coach award, but if there was one, he’d be Meryl Streep.”
Why Did These YouTubers Give Away Their Son?Myka and James Stauffer adopted a toddler from China and shared every step of the process with their online audience. Except the last.
Tao Goes Meat and PotatoesCrane Club has a talented chef, big-money backing, and a whiff of members-only exclusivity. Is that enough?
ByMatthew Schneier
street view
Imagining a City of WoodMass timber could revolutionize construction, if only New York would embrace it. We commissioned four projects to show what it can do.
ByJustin Davidson
tv review
It Was Worth the WaitSeverance season two delivers answers. But its greatest pleasure is returning to this world and finding it still exists.
What Money Can’t BuyJocelyne Wildenstein and her husband, Alec, scion of the world’s richest art family, believed that beauty was for sale. Now the bill has come due.