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What ‘White Lotus’ Got Right April 21, 2025
For the past several weeks, fans of The White Lotus on Max (formerly HBO) relished sitting in judgment over the idle rich. Even as the characters took various wellness treatments at the Thailand branch of the fictional White Lotus luxury resort, most...
Chuck and Buck April 17, 2025
Between The White Lotus having its highest ratings yet this year and his viral interviews, “Lotus” showrunner, writer and director Mike White’s visibility and renown has never been wider than it has been in 2025....
Looking for Purpose in Thailand April 14, 2025
The most common complaint about The White Lotus’ third season was that it was just too slow, that it reveled in visual opulence while settling for a meandering plot. A memeable grin here or a lascivious monologue there notwithstanding, the HBO show d...
Aimee Lou Wood Checks Out of The White Lotus April 10, 2025
A weird thing happened to Aimee Lou Wood when she started filming The White Lotus in Thailand: she became aware of her own weirdness. She arrived at the Four Seasons Koh Samui in February 2024, having just turned 30 and with a part in a show of which...
'White Lotus' and the Pain of Desire April 09, 2025
This weekend, HBO aired the finale third season of White Lotus. From what I’ve read, it’s one that that left many disappointed. What happened to skewering the rich? Why’d we spend six episodes essentially just watching Timothy Ratliff eating lorazepa...
How 'Survivor' Unlocks 'The White Lotus' April 03, 2025
Mike White has spent the bulk of his career in Hollywood under the radar, helming underseen critical darlings like HBO’s Enlightened and the indie film Chuck & Buck. But even before creating his own hit in The White Lotus, White made a big splash on ...
Leslie Bibb Is Having the Time of Her Life April 03, 2025
Leslie Bibb stops herself midway through a long and beautiful rumination about season 3 of The White Lotus to exclaim, “I’m like a babbling brook!” As part of the trio of lifelong friends (alongside Carrie Coon and Michelle Monaghan) reuniting in Tha...
