In a new memoir, Dan Peres reckons with his addiction and captures the halcyon days of a media empire.

How Céline Sciamma’s new film envisions a relationship between equals

Adrienne Miller’s memoir of her relationship with David Foster Wallace is part of an emerging genre of women coming of age via an older, powerful man.

This Brilliant Darkness wants readers to see strangers as people.

Scary movies can thrill us. Do they also have to mean something?

With Diverse Editions, the publishing industry tried to fix its diversity problem. Whoops

Podcasts practically print money. Text? Not so much

Why the ideal of neutrality in journalism pushes discourse to the right

In the world of historical podcasts, hindsight is always 20/20.

The Netflix show with Gwyneth Paltrow conjures a fantasy of living without friction or anguish.

Anna Wiener’s memoir captures the psychic burden of the tech worker.

This unsettling movie about a Harvey Weinstein–like figure confronts the systems that support sexual misconduct.

Paul Yoon's second novel, "Run Me to Earth," examines lives touched by violence.

What is George Packer so afraid of?

For the characters in Miranda Popkey’s debut, opening up doesn’t always bring relief.

Paolo Sorrentino’s new HBO show plays a variation on the decadence of “The Young Pope.”

"Like a Boss" inadvertently lays bare some unfunny truths about hashtag-empowerment.

Alex Gibney’s new documentary about Mikhail Khodorkovsky presents a complex picture of a dissident.

How much does the French author owe his popularity to the rise of virulent nationalism?

Alfre Woodard's astonishing performance is one of many surprises in director Chinonye Chukwu's second film.