Features

Comedy, In Theory

TV comedies are now where TV is at its most revolutionary. By Matt Zoller Seitz

It’s Judith Butler’s World

The gender pioneer surveys her cultural footprint. By Molly Fischer

The Big Hack

What terrorism could look like in the (already upon us) future. By Reeves Wiedeman

Intelligencer

The National Interest

As the likelihood of a Trump presidency drops a bit, the horror of it rises.

41 Minutes With Gary Johnson

The Libertarian presidential candidate roams Times Square making his #NeverTrump pitch.

Fame and Fortune

Searching for the second-most-successful person at Mark Zuckerberg’s ten-year college reunion.

Remembering

When Muhammad Ali walked the streets of New York. And helped an old woman cross them.

The Urbanist: How to Cool a City

From street spritzes in Japan to man-made wind in the Middle East.

Reread: October 22, 1984

Our contributors’ first impressions of legendary TV comedies.

The Cut

Hot Town

Photographers capture their friends in the season’s swimsuits.

Strategist

25 Fried Foods Worth Getting Fat For This Summer

Consider it your deep-fried bucket list.

8 Boozy, Icy Desserts to Cool You Off This Summer

Or a boozy snow cone. Or a frozen Red Bull-and-vodka.

An Indulgent Summer Eating Checklist

From an ice-cream sandwich that gets you high to a $1,200 margarita.

The Hedonist’s Guide to Summer in New York

A guide to having more fun than you should, from nude beaches and bacon festivals to dropping $325,000 on a summer rental.

Culture

America’s New Sitcom Mom

Black-ish’s Tracee Ellis Ross on her own mother, and her own personas.

Being Donald Trump

Saturday Night Live’s Darrell Hammond deconstructs his impression.

I’m Not the Worst President. But Who Is?

Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus ponders her competition.

Becoming Endora

The seven-time Emmy winner Allison Janney reveals a lifelong obsession.

When the Joke Isn’t Funny

Comedy stars explain how they rescued a floundering bit.

Fred Armisen Can’t Stop Making Comedy

You’ve seen him on SNL, Portlandia � and everything else.

My Christine

Louie Anderson’s indelible comic creation.

What the Girls Writers Know

About writing sex, and character.

If All This Comedic Angst Has a Capital, It’s Here

Silver Lake is TV’s most neurotic neighborhood.

Silicon Valley’s T. J. Miller Explains Why He Doesn’t Want an Emmy

"I'm grateful, but I disagree."

The Culturati Caucus

137 TV-makers on what’s making them laugh most.

The Pop Music Review

Five boomer icons return with not-bad new albums.

The Movie Review

Why have Johnny Depp’s movies been so bad lately? Blame his idols.

To Do: June 15�September 5, 2016

Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.

Departments

Comments: Week of June 13, 2016

Readers sound off on Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and more.

The Approval Matrix: Week of June 13, 2016

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.