Privilege
The Front Row
“Armageddon Time,” Reviewed: A New York Childhood in the Crucible of American History
Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong star in James Gray’s furious new film, an autobiographical drama about white privilege in school and at home.
2020 in Review
Kim Kardashian and the Limits of Checking Your Privilege
As the coronavirus first swept the globe, it created a compulsion to confess one’s advantages, even in the midst of enjoying them.
Q. & A.
The Costs of Male Entitlement
The philosopher and author of “Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women” discusses Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, and what differentiates sexism from misogyny.
On Television
The Vulgarity and Vulnerability of “Dave”
The show, which retreads and lightly fictionalizes the path of its creator, Dave Burd, is proof that dealing in sexual humor doesn’t necessarily mean sacrificing deeper explorations of feeling.
Dept. of Bad Boys
Penn Badgley Gets Away with Murder
Following the release of Season 2 of “You,” the actor, who practices the Baha’i faith, was dismayed that fans find his homicidal heartthrob character adorable.
Briefly Noted
Seating Arrangements
Life and Letters
George Orwell’s Revolutions
Orwell deplored poverty but detested privilege even more. A Puritan radical, he yearned for an uncorrupted, premodern England.