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How Rorschach’s inkblots turned personality testing into an art.

Meet the hackers trying to solve the problem of death.

By focusing on high-definition thrills, nature documentaries obscure more than they reveal.

Sarah Manguso's aphorisms feel powerful in our age of alternative facts.

From terrorism to populism, today's sweeping unrest has its roots in brutal competition.

The twisted fairy tales of Ottessa Moshfegh.

Jonathan Chait's new book shows the failure of "grown up" liberalism.

Now that microdosing has brought back LSD, is it time for women to finally enjoy mind-altering drugs?

Rethinking the legacy of writers who worked with the CIA.

How soap operas remade TV in their own image.

The modern marriage is an elaborate feat of performance.

Why libertarians adore Jane Jacobs.

Trevor Noah’s searing memoir ridicules the absurdities of racism.

Can women in stoner comedies overthrow the social order?

Social climbing and self-discovery are entwined in Zadie Smith’s new novel.

In her new book, the anonymous author assembles the fragments of her 24-year struggle to assert her own identity.

The robots of HBO’s new drama wake up to the trauma of humanity.

Marina Abramović’s memoir is her most revealing performance yet.

Two new books assess the quality of our digital lives: How do we shake off the village when we carry the world in our pocket?