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The Problem With a “More Diverse” Adaptation of “The Great Gatsby”

Can you make a colorblind version of a story so rooted in privilege?

What Exactly Makes a Rolls-Royce Worth the Six-Figure Price Tag?

We asked the authors of the new book "Rolls-Royce Motor Cars: Making a Legend"

The Common-Sense Changes That Would Make Air Travel Less of a Hassle

They're so obvious, you could have come up with them

Record-Setting Auction of Unused "Tintin" Cover Sparks Controversy

A cover for "The Blue Lotus" is at the center of the debate

Excerpt: Rich Cohen Recounts the Time He Almost Beat Mark Messier

Cohen’s new novel “Pee Wees: Confessions of a Hockey Parent” is out this week

What Is Lost When Youth Sports Are Treated Like Big Business?

In “Pee Wees: Confessions of a Hockey Parent”, Rich Cohen revisits the sport of his youth to find that everything has changed

George Saunders on the Vitality of Fiction in Increasingly Turbulent Times

The writer and MacArthur Genius fellow chats with InsideHook about the singular healing powers of a good story

Writings By and About Former Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata Collected in New Book

"Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO" will be out later this year

To Understand David Stern, You Must First Understand His Maniacal Work Ethic

A year after the late NBA commissioner’s death, Pete Croatto charts the early days of his legendary tenure

The New Western Canon: 15 Modern Western Books That Revived America’s Quintessential Genre

From Cormac McCarthy to Louise Erdrich, these latter-day frontier tales wrestle with a storied but fraught tradition

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for January

Highlight: Nicolas Cage teaches us the history of swearing

How Gay Talese Wrote the Definitive Profile of Frank Sinatra

The surprising history of "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold"

The 10 Books We Loved Best in 2020

Gripping fiction, thought-provoking nonfiction and a defining text on contemporary pop music

Barack Obama Created a Playlist for "A Promised Land"

He also discussed the musical roots of his approach to speeches