Harry Styles Is the Sound of Spring
Every spring, Wesley Morris finds himself searching for music that captures the light and breezy feeling that comes with the end of winter. This year, there’s an obvious soundtrack to the season: Harr...
2 Apr 8min
'Love Story' Is Actually a Horror Story
The latest from the Ryan Murphy television fun house is an unquestionable hit. It’s also a ’90s nostalgia bomb. People are trying to eat, shop and dress like John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. ...
26 Mar 35min
What the Oscars Got Right
Wesley Morris is an unabashed believer in the Oscars. That they genuinely matter. Every year, he has to re-convince his friend, Sasha Weiss, the culture editor for The New York Times Magazine. This y...
17 Mar 37min
The Complicated Oscars Night Feelings Over ‘One Battle After Another’
This is one of those “who knows what’s going to happen” years at the Oscars. And maybe the biggest question of the night is which movie will dominate: “Sinners,” with its record 16 nominations, or “On...
12 Mar 43min
Tyra Banks Is (Kinda) Sorry
Back in 2003, a new reality TV show hosted and co-created by Tyra Banks convinced an entire generation that they too might have what it takes to become America’s next top model. Now, a new Netflix doc...
5 Mar 40min
Don't Make a Saint Out of Toni Morrison
Seven years after Toni Morrison’s death, we’re experiencing what the critic Parul Sehgal describes as a “wave of Morrisonia.” Eleven of her novels are being reissued by her publisher. There’s a new bo...
26 Feb 55min
There’s Nothing Sexy About ‘Wuthering Heights’
Valentine’s Day weekend is over, and we’re left with a new film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights.” Audiences are hot, bothered and swooning. Can you blame them? The trailer had promise...
19 Feb 43min
Bad Bunny and the Art of Protest
“We’re living in protest-y times! Where are all the protest songs?”That was a question that Wesley Morris was asking in the time leading up to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show. He thinks the sc...
12 Feb 37min
