Best of 2020: Arts and Culture

The work the artist made near the end of his life changed my understanding of both beauty and suffering.

Elizabeth Alexander on the spectre of anti-black violence, and raising sons.

For hundreds of years, there were rumors of a shipwrecked treasure on the Oregon coast. But no one found anything, until Cameron La Follette began digging.

On the app, users drape themselves in the trappings of Black culture—and steal the viral spotlight. It’s exploitation at its most refined and disturbing.

“Our boyfriends, our significant others, and our husbands are supposed to be No. 1. Our worlds are backward.”

As the city is transformed by gentrification and inequality, comedies have begun depicting it as a place of magical connection.

Kevin Powell speaks with Russell Simmons about the allegations against him.

The fight for female superheroes in Hollywood.