Philip Seymour Hoffman
YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN
ONCE UPON A TIME IN ENCINO
FLASHBACK
With its striking Italian vistas and stunning cast—including a never-better Damon, Law, Paltrow, Hoffman, and Blanchett—the crime thriller has aged like a fine wine.
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
A new documentary special explores how opioids have plagued Hollywood, from the early days of Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe to the present.
‘WHO’S DEAD?’
A fascinating new documentary shines a light on the New York Times obituary desk, and how its work reveals crucial truths about our society and culture.
PURSUIT OF HAPPYISH
Sunday’s season finale of the Showtime comedy HAPPYish was bleak—but also enlightening. We talk with creator Shalom Auslander about why we need to stop pursuing happiness.
‘F-U THOMAS JEFFERSON’
The always-candid British thesp discusses Showtime’s new series HAPPYish, the value of being polarizing, and why he hasn’t hit his joy ceiling just yet.
Longreads
A hard look at campus rape statistics, the collapse of The New Republic and the day John Lennon died. The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.
