A girl waves the Irish flag as people gather to watch the parade, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sunday April 9, 2023. Peter Morrison/AP Photo.

How the Irish saved womanhood

Butler wants to eliminate the very idea of motherhood and women, arguing instead that biological sex, like gender, is nothing but a social deception. Butler, who uses the pronouns they and them, goes further and claims that the body’s genitalia is itself socially constructed.

From left, Gabrielle Roitman, Kayla Seffing, Maddy Hiller and Casey Myer take a selfie in front of an "Oppenheimer" movie poster before they attended an advance screening of "Barbie," Thursday, July 20, 2023, at AMC. Chris Pizzello/AP Photo.

May the best (Oscar) campaign win

Being an Oscar nominee is like being a political candidate—exhausting—and the core tenets of Oscar campaigns have a lot in common with the political. Stick to your brand. Know your messaging. Don’t peak too soon. 

Woody Allen arrives at the gala screening of  You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger  at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sunday September 12, 2010. Chris Young/The Canadian Press.

The long, slow uncancelling of Woody Allen

Through it all, Allen kept making films even though they were no longer distributed in North America. Allen now shoots his films in Europe, including his 50th film, Coup de Chance, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year to good reviews.