“Babygirl” Never Really Makes a Mess

“Babygirl” Never Really Makes a Mess

In November, the reality star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian posted a series of images and videos to her social-media accounts, in which she appeared to promote Tesla’s new A.I. robot, Optimus. In a video on X, captioned “Meet my new friend,” Kardashian is seen engaging with Elon Musk’s humanoid golem, which reportedly retails for around … Read more

Jean Hanff Korelitz’s All-Time Favorite Sequels

Jean Hanff Korelitz’s All-Time Favorite Sequels

Jean Hanff Korelitz is the author of nine novels, including “The Latecomer” and “You Should Have Known” (upon which “The Undoing,” the HBO series starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, is based). Her latest book, “The Sequel,” is a follow-up to her New York Times best-selling thriller “The Plot.” At once a compulsively readable literary … Read more

In new film I.S.S., space is the next frontier for U.S.-Russia tensions

In new film I.S.S., space is the next frontier for U.S.-Russia tensions

Gabriela Cowperthwaite is the first to admit her new film, I.S.S., is out of step with her career to date. The director of Blackfish (a documentary about the cruel treatment of orcas in captivity, Children of the Underground (about a covert network built to smuggle families away from abusive partners) and Our Friend (a true story of … Read more