Hosts Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham catch up before their spring season — which is going to sound a little different.
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The Vitality of Black Criticism
Before his death, Greg Tate spoke with four other critics at the Pop Conference about the need for Black writers to face down racist institutions and take the lead in cultural conversations.
Pulitzer-Winning Critic Wesley Morris Captured the Moment
For his piercing insights on race and culture, Wesley Morris recently received his second Pulitzer Prize. But he won over colleagues long before that.
From The Sunday Read Archives: ‘My Mustache, My Self’
How one writer’s facial hair experiment in quarantine led to a deep consideration of his Blackness.
Pulitzer Winners Include The New York Times and Buzzfeed News
The Pulitzer board recognized reporting on the murder of George Floyd, including a special citation for Darnella Frazier, the teenager who filmed the killing. The public service prize went to The New York Times for Covid coverage.
Cathy Park Hong
The Asian-American poet wants to help women and people of color find healing — and clarity — in their rage.
Lil Nas X? Not Sorry!
The celebrity apology has evolved, but it still isn’t good enough.
40 Acres and a Movie
Disney can’t change its problematic past. But can it make a new future with Marvel?
Best of The Sunday Read 2020: From Female Rage to Michelangelo’s David
A few of our favorite and most popular episodes of the narrated article series from “The Daily.”
Still Processing Podcast: Sweet, Sweet Fantasies, Baby
There’s a difference between our dreams for America — and our fantasies.
So Y’all Finally Get It
America just won’t let us rest.
Special Episode: The Song That Found Me
In a time of need, a Times critic is moored by Patti LaBelle — in song, then on the phone.
New Loop, America
How dystopian and utopian shows like “Westworld” and “Hollywood” can help us map out a better future.
Does This Phone Make Me Look Human?
The internet is bringing us closer together — but will the intimacy last?
Fiona Ex Machina
Fiona Apple blows our minds, again.
Frosted Flakes
We explore “Tiger King” and what it says about America’s unique relationship to freedom.
Special Episode: A Bit of Relief
Three Times journalists share what they’re turning to right now for comfort.