Arts & Entertainment
Please Don’t Ruin the Ryder Cup
Is sportsmanship dead? Have spectators killed it?
Some Holy Grails Aren’t Meant To Be Found
"Deliver us from nowhere," but not like this.
The Pop Star Will See You Now
From Olivia Rodrigo to Audrey Hobert, Gen Z’s most reliable currency might be emotional transparency.
‘Him’ Critics Might Have the Wrong Guy
Producer, director, what’s the difference? The film’s marketing team doesn’t seem to know—or care.
The New Age of Superheroes
Marvel’s Ultimate and DC’s Absolute universes abandon superpowered fantasies for broken systems and the pursuit of meaning in a hopeless world.
This Queen Bee Will Never Be Royal
Lorde sells anti–mainstream energy like its luxury—and we’re all lining up to buy.
Like ‘Birds of a Feather,’ Philly Flocks to Billie Eilish
The musician’s latest local performance puts the breadth of her vocal talents on display.
Open Score: Making Music Without Barriers
The University City Chamber Collective makes chamber music accessible for all.
New Sound, Same Old Skeptics
Tame Impala just dropped the song of the season, and it’s hiding in the heart of his most divisive record yet, Deadbeat.
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Already Feels Small
Lucasfilm’s first post–Skywalker film shrinks its galaxy by refusing to let go.
I Hate the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Rebrand. You Should Too.
The PMA has PMO.
Truly, Truly a Sin: On Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground Twelve Years Post Mortem
A love letter to the patron saint of emotional rot.
Yes, We All ‘Fancy Some More!’
PinkPantheress’s ingenious interpolations and vast feature list on her latest release cements her as a genre–bending genius.
More Than Geometry
A Review of ‘Mobile Images’ by Mavis Pusey at the ICA Philadelphia
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Proves Even James Gunn Can’t Rage Against the Franchise Machine
The DCU’s best story is becoming another casualty of world–building, and Gunn’s double life as filmmaker and studio head may be to blame.
Leon Vynehall Goes Dark ‘In Daytona Yellow’
The English DJ–turned–producer centers the voices of others on his latest album. Sometimes they drown out his own.
The Death (and Rebirth) of the Male Popstar
How the boyband heartthrob became a bedroom penitent.
‘One Battle After Another’ Isn’t the Revolutionary Film You Think It Is
In his new action thriller, Paul Thomas Anderson trades neat manifestos for messy humanity.
‘The Paper’ is a Spin–Off that Strives for Originality
What does the network sitcom look like in 2025?
