Culture Trust

Columns

California Gothic

Andrew Marzoni

August 22, 2023

Lana Del Rey’s songbook is a secular Revelation for the coming fall.

Linsanity and the Art of Escape

Yumi Lee

August 17, 2023

On the potential of K-drama and disenchantment of the “American dream.”

Morning Star

Trevor Quirk

August 16, 2023

As nature is disclosed, God hides.

A Doll’s House

Jamie Hood

August 15, 2023

In Rachel Ingalls’s fiction, unhappy housewives meet the uncanny.

No Overtime at the Boner Factory

Eugenia Williamson

August 10, 2023

Dov Charney would break history’s crucible in a pair of nut-huggers.

The New Food Haul

Ella Quittner

August 09, 2023

The decline of the Las Vegas buffet has created a familiar story for workers.

Empty Suits

Bailey Trela

August 02, 2023

In the spy novels of Javier Marías, the late author never stopped reinventing himself.

Atomic Sad Boy

Zachariah Webb

July 31, 2023

Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic of Robert Oppenheimer sands off the complexities of the man.

Rush Limbaugh’s Kid Control

Julie Poole

July 27, 2023

Children's history as told by a talking hemorrhoid.

Only Italians Will Understand This

Michael Nicholas

July 26, 2023

What does it mean to be Italian in an age of viral hyperbole and caricature?

Henry Threadgill’s Life in Music

Nate Wooley

July 25, 2023

A new jazz memoir subverts a familiar genre.

The Good Enough Momfluencer

Sophie Lewis

July 18, 2023

Unpacking the momfluencer’s appeal.