Junji Ito’s Manga Horrors Hit Harder as Live-Action TV
The artist’s macabre short works have been adapted into eerily freaky 30-minute bites for television. We got a sneak preview of the next episode airing on HBO Max.
Kids’ Content Is Deeply Broken. A New Platform Wants to Fix It
Low-quality AI-generated content currently dominates children’s media. Maka, a streaming platform run by child development experts, is offering an alternative.
What a Public Execution Looks Like
Dexter Filkins on Pete Hegseth’s planned public execution of Nidal Hasan and his memory of a public execution by the Taliban in Kabul.
Marco Rubio’s Wild, Wild West
In Greece, the Secretary of State cast the West as a civilization defined by its warriors and conquerors, not by its democracies.
An Unlikely Taylor Swift Fan Gets Out of Prison, in “Daylight”
Joe Garcia, who wrote about finding Swift’s music after a murder conviction, searches for redemption in a new short film by Jon Kasbe.
Pity the Poor Passport
Americans’ most valued official document is the latest national treasure to get a Trump makeover.
Who Won the Redistricting War?
Democrats and Republicans are in a race to the bottom—and the worst consequences will extend far beyond next month’s midterms.