Jody Rosen
The Long History of Jewface
Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose is the latest example of the struggles around Jewish representation on the stage and screen.
Messi in Miami Feels Bittersweet
The greatest soccer player of all time has entered the farewell-tour phase of his career.
The Genius of Lionel Messi Just Walking Around
The legendary striker can often be found off the ball, strolling and dawdling and looking mildly uninterested. Here’s what he’s actually doing.
The Despair of Generation “Notti Bop”
How do we respond to a wave of viral dance videos that reënact the killing of a fourteen-year-old?
It’s Going to Be a Weird World Cup
The tournament in Qatar is a moral debacle that will also rivet much of humanity’s attention for the next month.
The Bicycle as a Vehicle of Protest
Bicycles are powerful things—inexpensive, versatile tools that can be used by dissenters to sneak up and speed off, to organize and mobilize and elude.
Adam Schlesinger’s Incandescent Songwriting Talent
Schlesinger, who died this week, of complications from COVID-19, was a modest man of immodestly lavish talent, with a body of work that stands next to those of far bigger boldface names.
During the Coronavirus Outbreak, the Urge to Touch One’s Face Is Stronger Than Ever
The current crisis has reminded us that, for all our airs and graces, we are still dirty beasts.
Rudy Giuliani and the Butt-Dialler Within All of Us
The spectre of a batty old man with a cell phone has taken on geopolitical significance in 2019, when a Presidential tweet has the power to disrupt the global order.
The Miami Dolphins and the Art of Losing to “Win”
Assembling a team that will almost certainly be defeated—that will face bigger, stronger, more talented competition, week after week—verges on the morally macabre.
The Long History of Jewface
Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose is the latest example of the struggles around Jewish representation on the stage and screen.
Messi in Miami Feels Bittersweet
The greatest soccer player of all time has entered the farewell-tour phase of his career.
The Genius of Lionel Messi Just Walking Around
The legendary striker can often be found off the ball, strolling and dawdling and looking mildly uninterested. Here’s what he’s actually doing.
The Despair of Generation “Notti Bop”
How do we respond to a wave of viral dance videos that reënact the killing of a fourteen-year-old?
It’s Going to Be a Weird World Cup
The tournament in Qatar is a moral debacle that will also rivet much of humanity’s attention for the next month.
The Bicycle as a Vehicle of Protest
Bicycles are powerful things—inexpensive, versatile tools that can be used by dissenters to sneak up and speed off, to organize and mobilize and elude.
Adam Schlesinger’s Incandescent Songwriting Talent
Schlesinger, who died this week, of complications from COVID-19, was a modest man of immodestly lavish talent, with a body of work that stands next to those of far bigger boldface names.
During the Coronavirus Outbreak, the Urge to Touch One’s Face Is Stronger Than Ever
The current crisis has reminded us that, for all our airs and graces, we are still dirty beasts.
Rudy Giuliani and the Butt-Dialler Within All of Us
The spectre of a batty old man with a cell phone has taken on geopolitical significance in 2019, when a Presidential tweet has the power to disrupt the global order.
The Miami Dolphins and the Art of Losing to “Win”
Assembling a team that will almost certainly be defeated—that will face bigger, stronger, more talented competition, week after week—verges on the morally macabre.