| HILLARY BUSIS,
SENIOR HOLLYWOOD EDITOR |
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Take a spin through TikTok, X, Reddit, or Bluesky—maybe especially Bluesky—and you’ll find mountains of users swearing that things they’ve recently noticed (the resurgence of low-rise jeans, the warm reception for this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, Leslie Odom Jr. returning to Hamilton) are actually indications of a looming recession. They’re joking—but Andrew Ross Sorkin isn’t. As the New York Times financial reporter and author of Too Big to Fail tells Natalie Korach, it’s not tough to find parallels between the economy in 2025 and the economy in 1929, right before the stock market crash that caused the Great Depression. Which is not an invitation to panic, alarming as it may sound. The events of 1929 should serve as a warning, he says—not that we are necessarily on the cusp of a financial crisis of that magnitude, but that if lessons aren’t learned, “we could go down the same road.” At least this time, we’ll be able to pass our time on the bread lines looking at our phones. |
For his latest literary undertaking, Andrew Ross Sorkin, explores the Great Depression and how it took shape on Wall Street as the government declined to interfere and prematurely stem foul play from taking root under the guise of the democratization of the stock market. Did the most infamous economic collapse in American history, which isn’t lacking in extensive coverage from journalists, historians, and economists alike, need Sorkin’s take? His pitch is that there may be no other journalist who better understands how the economy is currently being reshaped by key players adopting modern finance technology under a similar pretense of accessibility. And they might eventually have the same power to shove America off the cliff. |
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The Taxi Driver screenwriter turned social media icon on his viral film criticism, Pauline Kael’s rock-bottom moment, and why he isn’t afraid of the future. |
If a nuclear missile hurtled toward the US, it would look a lot like A House of Dynamite—as screenwriter Noah Oppenheim and consultant Lieutenant General Daniel L. Karbler explain. |
The creator of the Netflix hit chats with Vanity Fair about the Pentagon’s harsh response to the show, as well as his critics on the left. |
BY VALENTINE ULGU-SERVANT |
“If you’re a professional thief like I am, I was very proud of those guys…” Clooney joked while promoting his upcoming film, Jay Kelly. “In the middle of broad daylight, it’s crazy.” |
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