Not Enough Has Changed Since Sanford and Son
The unwritten rules of Black TV
Black TV writers and producers, converging megafires, America’s Atlantis, and the new Puritans. Plus portraits from Afghanistan, Colson Whitehead’s new novel, Peter Thiel, Nate Bargatze, Formula 1, guilt-free sex, and more.
The unwritten rules of Black TV
When two megafires converged on a small town in Oregon, the community faced a choice. People could flee, leaving the town to its fate. Or they could stay and fight.
Social codes are changing, in many ways for the better. But for those whose behavior doesn’t adapt fast enough to the new norms, judgment can be swift—and merciless.
Did people first come to this continent by land or by sea?
The new Candyman escapes a long tradition of exploiting Black pain for cheap scares.
The way to reduce gun violence is by convincing ordinary, “responsible” handgun owners that their weapons make them, their families, and those around them less safe.
Nate Bargatze’s humor is slow, inoffensive, even soothing. And he’s one of the hottest acts in comedy.
Let the states sort it out.
I never gave much thought to the champagne-soaked world of Formula 1. Then I watched Drive to Survive.
American service members reflect on their time in Afghanistan.
How the classic strategy game drew me back in
How Colson Whitehead subverts genre conventions in his new book
Half a century after the sexual revolution, a new generation of feminists understands that we still haven’t reconciled what we should want with what we do want.
The billionaire’s extreme contrarianism is the secret to his success.
Readers respond to George Packer’s diagnosis of the country’s fracture, and the way forward.
What animal lives closer to us than you do?