STEVEN PHILLIPS-HORST is a performer and writer. He lives in New York.
At a moment when so many cultural forms seem to be in recession, the safest index for clout is knowing which gastropub makes the most photogenic vegan steak.
Time was, consoles were button-mashing escapes from class or the 9-to-5. But as games increasingly mimic our lived experiences, can our digital avatars offer a way back into the real?
When did late night start to suck? Did straight white guys run out of things to say? And what gave talk shows their edge to begin with? A comedian writes the genre’s eulogy from the front row.
While the white-picket roleplays in Don’t Worry Darling mean to critique trad male longings, the film depicts womanhood stuck in a cul-de-sac of moral escapism.