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The Spectacle of Donald Trump’s R.N.C.

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story So much of a Trump rally is waiting in a crowd, anticipating his arrival. All week at the Republican National Convention, Trump was present but silent. He sat and observed the…

Are Hollywood’s Jewish Founders Worth Defending?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On a recent Sunday afternoon, I visited the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which occupies a gleaming Renzo Piano building on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, in Los…

Anita Kunz’s “The Face of Justice”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story This week, the Republican National Convention will take place, in Wisconsin. Anita Kunz’s cover for the July 22, 2024, issue focuses on what appears to many to be an existential threat…

Lee Isaac Chung’s Upward Spiral

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story To borrow a bit of social-media parlance, “Twisters,” the new disaster movie from the director Lee Isaac Chung, understands the assignment. The movie, which is set in Oklahoma during peak storm…

Dining Out in the “Vanderpump Rules” Universe

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In 1998, a salt-and-pepper-haired occasional actor named Guillermo Zapata opened the restaurant SUR on a quiet block of Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood. Serving dishes from Zapata’s home country of Argentina,…