Did a Cult Land Me in the Psychiatric Ward?
Photo-Illustration: The Cut; Photos: Getty I sent Steve a series of emoji: Ant emoji. Bee emoji. Duck emoji.…
The Tragic Life of Beatles Manager Brian Epstein Explored in New Book
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of Brian Epstein in the saga of the Beatles. Prior to his…
What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin
Adam Strauss is standing in his New York City apartment, holding the limp cord of his headphones, trying…
How the Vision Pro Rollout Inflamed Tensions at Apple
To roll out its new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro, Apple devised a plan almost as intricate as…
How ‘Twin Peaks’ Struggled to Find Itself Post-Laura Palmer
From the day it premiered, Twin Peaks had a problem. Audiences wanted to know who killed Laura Palmer;…
‘The Old Paul Was No Longer the New Paul’
Paul McCartney. Campbeltown, Scotland, 1969. Photo: 1969 Paul McCartney under exclusive license to MPL Archive LLP. Photographer: Linda…
Tupac Shakur’s Early Life in Baltimore: New Biography Excerpt
The story of Tupac Shakur has been told many times since his tragic death at just 25 following…
A haunting portrait of Lady Macbeth’s girlhood
This book won the 2025 Colorado Book Award for Historical Fiction. I was a girl. My hair was…
I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer: Read an excerpt from a new book on advice columns
General questions about courtship appeared among the first set of personal inquiries published in the Mercury in May…
Emma Heming Willis on Her ‘Unexpected Journey’
But, in hindsight, that wasn’t the Bruce I knew. Especially when it came to connecting with his daughters.…