

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (July 6, 2024): The latest issue features…
Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back
Eddie Murphy has been so famous for so long, occupying such a lofty place in the cultural landscape, that it can be easy to overlook just how game-changing a figure he actually is.
Let’s start, as Murphy’s career did, with standup. There had been star comics before — Steve Martin, Richard Pryor — but none exploded with anything like Murphy’s speed or intensity.
Ti West Is Turning Hollywood Into a Horror Show

His “X” trilogy — which culminates with “MaXXXine” — obsesses over cinema, stardom and the industry itself.
By RYAN BRADLEY
The Real Problem With Legal Weed
New York is trying to treat an addictive substance just like any other product.
By CHARLES FAIN LEHMAN