The Most Brutal Movie of the Fall Has Headbutting, Bloody Hands, and Painkillers Galore. Is Any of It True? Ellin Stein
The film covers a sport so violent John McCain once called it “human cockfighting.”
Netflix Has Survived Boycotts Before. But It Hasn’t Seen One Like This. Nitish Pahwa
We’ve seen this movie already—and it always flops.
Taylor Swift Is On Top of the World. Why Is She Still Punching Down? Sam Adams
The singer’s most instantly infamous new song finds her taking shots at another pop star. It’s a miss.
Decades Ago, My Husband and I Made A Sexual Deal. I Want Out—But He Won’t Let Me. Rich Juzwiak
He insists I have to stick to our original agreement.
Taylor Swift’s New Album Sees the Superstar at Her Most Triumphant—and Her Most Cringe Carl Wilson
The Life of a Showgirl plays best when you hardly listen to it at all.
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There. Jacqueline Sweet and Marisa Kabas
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
I Met My Husband in My Late 30s. What I Didn’t Do Before Marriage Will Haunt Me Forever. Jenée Desmond-Harris
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