After “The White Lotus,” Lorazepam Lives On in Memes and Merch
Etsy has been flooded with hats and candles asking the question: “Has Anyone Seen My Lorazepam?” Social media is rife with videos of people enunciating “lorazepam” in a faux Southern…
The Trump Administration’s Department of Homeland Publicity
Some days the show is a prison drama: A mass of prisoners assemble under the watch of an authority. Some days it’s a police procedural: Protagonists in uniform conduct raids…
For Pierce Brosnan, the World Is Just Enough
On the last day of March, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan, fans approached the actor Pierce Brosnan every few minutes. Some addressed him as Mr. Brosnan, some…
In ‘Dying for Sex,’ Michelle Williams Isn’t Looking for Love
“Probably when I was canvassing for Obama, like ’06,” he says. Later, while enjoying some humiliation play in her neighbor’s apartment, Molly picks up a photo. “Is this your dad?”…
In ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray,’ Sarah Snook Goes Digital
Rehearsals were strenuous, not least because Snook had recently given birth to her daughter and she wasn’t sleeping much. She described shooting the recorded sequences, including that first one, as…
‘Adolescence’ Stars Discuss Their Father-Son Bond, and Questions of a Sequel
In the three weeks since “Adolescence” arrived on Netflix, the drama about a 13-year-old boy accused of killing a schoolgirl after seeing misogynistic content online has soared in popularity. It…
Through Tears, ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Makes Them Laugh
On an evening in mid-January, there were bouquets piled outside of Linda Lavin’s trailer on the Disney lot in Burbank, Calif. Nearby, on a soundstage, a black ribbon was wrapped…
Review: ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ With Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr
Watch out for Richard Roma. Top man among the bottom feeders at a scammy Chicago real estate agency, he has a hypnotic come-on and a dizzying spiel. Identifying your vulnerabilities…
‘Dying for Sex,’ Plus 7 Things to Watch on TV this Week
Between streaming and cable, there is a seemingly endless variety of things to watch. Here is a selection of TV shows and specials that air or stream this week, March…
Linda Williams, Who Introduced Pornography to Academia, Dies at 78
Linda Williams, a trailblazing scholar whose research was foundational to the field of film studies and to feminist film theory, and who wrote extensively about pornography, died on March 12…