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## Eliana Dockterman


Dockterman is a correspondent at TIME. She covers culture and society.


![Eliana Dockterman](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt562ce4d8c2d99f2f/69893e0822fb85100ce270af/e_docterman-resize.jpg?branch=production&width=96&quality=75&auto=webp)

## Eliana Dockterman


Articles 2524Collections 108

* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1984f18685bfc1a4/6a6a2319a3531f31f2bd79b9/Screenshot_2026-07-28_at_1.49.00_PM.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 31, 2026  
### [What Jean Grey Means for the Future of X-Men](https://time.com/article/2026/07/29/spider-man-brand-new-day-jean-grey-x-men/)  
Sadie Sink made her debut as the telepath in <i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day</i>, which teases a future...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfbc6fdbbf919bdb/69fba07307a9299ba8cc938c/christopher-nolan-odyssey-07.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 24, 2026  
### [Christopher Nolan on the End of 'The Odyssey'](https://time.com/article/2026/07/24/christopher-nolan-explains-the-end-of-the-odyssey/)  
The director discusses Zendaya and Lupita Nyong'o's characters  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt555f01b0dcf905d6/6a59589b31a18d8cc9d7029d/CT-38345CC_MSG.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 17, 2026  
### [Understanding Zeus' Law in 'The Odyssey'](https://time.com/article/2026/07/16/the-odyssey-ending-zeus-law-xenia/)  
Xenia, or the guest-host relationship, is central to Christopher Nolan's interpretation of 'The Odys...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta58285d9eaac04c1/6a595b2b671e1d5c1a7a418e/CT-04168_MSGCROP.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 17, 2026  
### [What to Read After Watching 'The Odyssey'](https://time.com/article/2026/07/16/the-odyssey-reading-list-greek-mythology/)  
From the various translations to mythology-inspired novels to introductory fare for kids  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt40401665ac5bae57/6a3dfe21257fc94ff704522c/20250510_053_(1%29.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 26, 2026  
### [How Olivia Wilde Made 'The Invite'](https://time.com/article/2026/06/26/olivia-wilde-the-invite-interview/)  
The director found catharsis by channeling the pain of her own past relationship into a new marital ...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74929f1d8680d7d1/6a317b8c90e79d9bac6372b2/GettyImages-2280795394.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 18, 2026  
### [Greta Lee on 'Toy Story 5' and Screen Time](https://time.com/article/2026/06/10/greta-lee-toy-story-5-interview/)  
The actor plays a tablet in the Pixar film. In real life, she bought a landline for her kids  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdf58d257c4ff77c6/6a232cfb17355502206e8488/1_169_BASIC.00_04_37_06.Still002.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 10, 2026  
### [The Cast of _Disclosure Day_ Thinks Aliens Are Real](https://time.com/article/2026/06/03/disclosure-day-cast-interview/)  
Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, and Josh O'Connor on the director's alien obsession and meeting fellow ...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2d6c75396cc360f/69fba0720fe3d6a23f8a870f/christopher-nolan-odyssey-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y0.00)  
May 12, 2026  
### [Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Is a Dream](https://time.com/article/2026/05/12/christopher-nolan-odyssey-interview/)  
Inside the Oscar-winning director's most epic movie yet  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0f3c53b45d55ed4/69dd2fe58c44cbb1f17c1441/T100-2026-Nikki-Glaser-Mark-Seliger-02.JPG?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 22, 2026  
### [Nikki Glaser Is Saying Yes to It All](https://time.com/article/2026/04/15/nikki-glaser-time100-interview-good-girl/)  
The comic on the Golden Globes, her new special 'Good Girl,' and working on movies  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4d89daba3e012a9/69dd2fe6611b705ad5034d67/T100-2026-Zoe-Saldan%CC%83a-Mark-Seliger-01.JPG?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y0.00)  
Apr 22, 2026  
### [Zoe Saldaña Doesn’t Take This for Granted](https://time.com/article/2026/04/15/zoe-saldana-time100-interview/)  
The Oscar winner is now the highest-grossing actor in the history of film  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcf5a3446c6c62f3/69b77e8188c6199fb919b99f/GettyImages-2266732637.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 16, 2026  
### [How _One Battle After Another_ Won Best Picture](https://time.com/article/2026/03/13/oscars-best-picture-2026-one-battle-after-another/)  
It was a tight race with 'Sinners,' but in the end, Paul Thomas Anderson's film emerged on top.  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt18185176189174e5/69b7739288c619863b19b79f/GettyImages-2266727691.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 16, 2026  
### [The Best and Worst Moments of the 2026 Oscars](https://time.com/article/2026/03/13/oscars-recap-2026/)  
A look back at the night's top prizes, memorable speeches, and biggest surprises.  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2bd749e368884dbc/69b048966335622170baffb4/1_0228_Daniel-Radcliffe-in-EVERY-BRILLIANT-THING-c-Matthew-Murphy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 5, 2026  
### [Daniel Radcliffe, Up Close and Personal](https://time.com/7382299/daniel-radcliffe-interview-every-brilliant-thing-reggie-dinkins/)  
The very private star is getting up close and personal with fans in his one-man Broadway show 'Every...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![STRANGER THINGS: SEASON 5](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1d879d64baae9e71/6998ca7d9fbc7c15ccd9a7e7/StrangerThings_S5_0032_R.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 20, 2025  
### [What We Saw on the 'Stranger Things' Set](https://time.com/7324779/stranger-things-season-5-set-visit/)  
In Season 5, the Duffers will tick “setting someone on fire” off their list.  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34aebf41c3c70ae2/6998ca7b47fe5183c755c241/251027-strangerthings-group-lead.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 17, 2025  
### [Growing Up on the 'Stranger Things' Set](https://time.com/7324785/stranger-things-5-cast-growing-up/)  
"It was incredible and subconsciously terrifying to be 13 and all of the sudden everyone knows who y...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)

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