A love letter to Chicago’s gravy bread
It had snowed seven inches the night before I decided to get gravy bread again — the most snow O’Hare…
“I love jeans”: Sydney Sweeney stands by her jeans ad
Sydney Sweeney is addressing the backlash over her appearance in American Eagle’s latest jeans campaign, following criticism that some viewed…
Sorry, the “Heated Rivalry” gay Marvel fanfic origin story isn’t true
By now you’ve probably heard of “Heated Rivalry,” Jacob Tienery’s tender, affecting adaptation of Rachel Reid’s “Game Changers” books —…
Olivia Nuzzi leaves Vanity Fair amid controversy
Olivia Nuzzi is leaving Vanity Fair, ending her year-long tenure at the magazine amid lingering controversy. The departure comes after…
Barcelona’s bold new food frontier
Hemingway once wrote, “And Barcelona. You should see Barcelona. It is all still comic opera… Barcelona makes you laugh.” He…
A “Gingerbread Prince” and a Trump joke walk into Colbert’s monologue…
Prince Harry popped up on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Thursday night, stepping into Colbert’s monologue to audition for…
9 films that helped decode 2025’s absurd reality
In the heated climax of a confrontation between Alma Imhoff — Julia Roberts’ harried Yale professor in this year’s “After…
Chefs do that”: The underappreciated holiday joy of “The Long Kiss Goodnight
At some point within the next 72 hours my annual ritual of cookie baking will commence. Everything is made from…
“The Fall of Diddy” chronicles decades’ worth of failures to hold a powerful monster accountable
We’re only beginning to feel the vast consequences of American voters returning a twice-impeached, 34-count felon to the most influential…
Pantone’s color of the year is…white?
For many publications, tastemakers and overly serious Letterboxd loggers, December is a time to reflect and choose the absolute and…