In a new biography, the Velvet Underground front man embodies a New York that exists only in memory.

The leading choreographer kept art and politics remarkably separate until the invasion of his home country.

Mike Flanagan’s latest Netflix show is an exhausting mashup. Even worse, it’s not scary.

The demonstrations of the last decade were vast and explosive—and surprisingly ineffective.

How Sam Bankman-Fried and other unscrupulous CEOs managed to swindle so many people

Sohrab Ahmari makes the case against big business. But how convincing is his commitment to help workers?

Apple’s horror series loses sight of the drama and grief at its center.

After years of being mistaken for one another, Klein tried to find out why Wolf went down the conspiracy rabbit hole—and why so many people have followed her.

In the Hulu show, everyone is struggling to get by in a hostile city.

The study of poverty has flourished in recent decades. Why haven’t the lives of the poor improved?

A new history that omits men makes some unfortunate assumptions about women.

How a style steeped in American elitism took over the world

In “Crook Manifesto,” everything is a racket—even history.

“Justified: City Primeval” questions a lawman’s anger.

A spate of documentaries produced by athletes and leagues are more interested in settling scores than in the game.

How conservatives built a formidable network for ginning up scandal in higher education

A new history cuts against stereotypes, to show a region constantly changing—and whose future is up for grabs.

“Kairos” is both a novel about the collision between two people and about the collision of two German lives.

From start-up countries to gated communities, privately ruled zones can sidestep taxes, regulation, and democratic rule itself.

“I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home” blends the historical and the present, the real world and the spiritual.