Don’t Miss
The Case for Shyness—Megan Garber traces the historical past of timidity by way of Joe Moran’s fascinating new e book Shrinking Violets.
Oscars
Your 2017 Oscars Crash Course—Arnav Adhikari rounds up all the most effective tales from Atlantic writers to get you on top of things for the 89th Academy Awards.
My 2017 Oscars Predictions—Christopher Orr considers the highest contenders for the largest awards on the ceremony.
In Fireplace at Sea, Tragedy and Normalcy Reside Facet by Facet—Anna Diamond opinions the Oscar-nominated documentary, which provides a compelling portrait of how the migration disaster impacts a tiny Italian island.
On Denzel Washington’s Enduring Stardom—David Sims explores the explanations behind the Fences actor’s exceptional longevity.
A Frequent Theme For This 12 months’s Oscar-Nominated Documentaries—Sarah Feldberg explores the movies targeted on the migrant disaster and Syrian battle at this 12 months’s Academy Awards.
Movie
Kiki Revisits the Energy of New York’s Ball Tradition—David Sims praises the brand new documentary, which appears at a protected haven for LBTQ youths of colour, first examined in Paris Is Burning.
The South African Constructing That Got here to Symbolize the Apocalypse—Ryan Lenora Brown shares the architectural historical past of Ponte Metropolis, Africa’s tallest house block which has grow to be a mainstay of films in regards to the finish of the world.
Why Netflix Will Launch Martin Scorsese’s Subsequent Movie—David Sims unpacks the explanations behind why the streaming service will produce the director’s subsequent gangster epic.
Get Out Is a Humorous and Brilliantly Subversive Horror Movie—David Sims relishes Jordan Peele’s glorious directorial debut.
I Don’t Really feel at House in This World Anymore Is a Darkish, Goofy Neo-Noir—David Sims watches Macon Blair’s directorial debut, which swerves between indie comedy and ultra-violence.
Books
The Politics of Retelling Norse Mythology—Lisa L. Hannett unpacks Neil Gaiman’s exceptional new e book, which has triggered a debate about who owns pagan tales.
Simon & Schuster’s Utterly Avoidable Milo Yiannopoulos Catastrophe—Sophie Gilbert criticizes the writer’s delayed cancelling of the previous Breitbart editor’s e book deal.
Theater
Escaped Alone Finds Consolation on the Finish of the World—Sophie Gilbert analyzes Caryl Churchill’s new play, which finds solace amid an apocalypse.
Music
The Maddening Media Obsession With Feminine Feuds, Katy Perry Version—Spencer Kornhaber discusses the issues with how the singer’s supposed rivalry with Taylor Swift is portrayed.
Frank Ocean’s Shocking Slide Again to Pop—Spencer Kornhaber listens to the enigmatic singer’s new collaboration with Calvin Harris and Migos.
Media
Scenes From the Mall of America—Megan Garber weighs in on the large buying middle’s announcement of a writing residency in honor of its twenty fifth anniversary.
Why Are They ‘Stars’?—Megan Garber connects the historical past of why celebrities are thought-about celestial to Shakespeare, Chaucer, and film cameras.