BooksWhy the Lincoln Center is importantReynold Levy’s book is a warts-and-all look behind the scenes of the Lincoln Center’s transformation through trying times
TelevisionDoes satire always need to be progressive?’Silicon Valley’ is being slammed for not tackling the tech industry’s real-world problems. But must it?
TelevisionWhere did all of TV’s old people go?’Between’ is just the latest example of a growing TV trend: finding a creative way to get rid of the elderly
SocietyThe problem with ’Problematic’One word’s meteoric journey from academic jargon to mainstream language to over-used cliché.
ArtsWhy can’t the Berlin Philharmonic pick a conductor?The Berlin Philharmonic orchestra failed to elect a new chief conductor. What does this mean for the future of old music?
TelevisionQ&A: Mad Men’s Jessica Paré on Quebec, fan theories, and secrets Jessica Paré, who plays Don Draper’s Canadian ex-wife, talks about what it’s like to work on Mad Men
MoviesJoss Whedon and the battle for personal franchise moviesJoss Whedon tried to make ’Avengers: Age of Ultron’ as personal as he could, but with franchise movies, personal filmmaking isn’t easy.
MoviesDo directors matter in blockbuster movies?Joss Whedon won’t be directing any more ’Avengers’ films for Marvel. But superhero flicks are no place for an auteur anyway, writes Jaime Weinman
TelevisionWhy Full House endureth foreverJaime Weinman on the lasting appeal of a traditional family sitcom—based on a non-traditional idea of what makes a family