Helen Lewis

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | Helen Lewis

Mike White is not just the writer of The White Lotus. He is also its creator, director, and executive producer, and I’m surprised that he doesn’t do the catering and animal-handling, too. This unusual level of control makes The White Lotus the polar opposite of, say, the Marvel films, which feel like they’re written by one committee, edited by another, and marketed by a third. And what has White done with his unusual level of creative control?

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Helen Lewis

Nigel Farage loves Donald Trump. The 60-year-old’s day job is as the parliamentary representative for the English seaside town of Clacton, and as the leader of Reform, the latest of his populist right-wing parties. But Farage is often focused on America, and his heavily advertised friendship with the 47th president. He was in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration (and chafing that he didn’t get a prime spot in the Capitol Rotunda).

1 month ago | usnews.com | Anayat Durrani |Helen Lewis

Key Takeaways Look for a strong immigration law curriculum or concentration. Check opportunities for mentoring and hands-on experience. Seek advice from a pre-law adviser. Selecting the right law school is critical for a successful career advocating for immigrants' rights. Aspiring immigration lawyers should look for law schools that offer a strong immigration law curriculum, faculty with immigration expertise, mentorship and hands-on experience through clinics, experts say.

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Helen Lewis

Andrew Tate is not a subtle man. Although he denies all of the criminal allegations against him—which include human trafficking, rape, and money laundering—he constantly and loudly proclaims his misogyny and fascination with violence. Whatever else you might say about the kickboxer turned right-wing-manosphere influencer, he is not a hypocrite. In public, he has said that women “bear responsibility” for sexual assault.

1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Helen Lewis

Over the course of 2024, Aella cried on 71 different days, showered on 24, and took ketamine on 14. We know this because she meticulously gathers and posts information about people’s personal, emotional, and sexual lives—including her own. The crying number was unusually high, she says, because of a bad breakup. For many fans, the more boggling statistic was that last year, she had sex on only 41 days, but on one of those days, she had sex with nearly 40 people. We’ll come back to that.