What’s Old Is New Again The vice-chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art at Christie’s New York recommends the 10 must-see paintings in the newly reopened Frick Collection
An Auctioneer Prepares: Christie’s With art sales increasingly moving outside the salesroom, the Adrien Meyer schmooze-fest never stops
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Roanoke’s Requiem: Part II
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TRUMPING TRUMP
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Film and Television
Lily McInerny Makes Her Mark in a New Coming-of-Age Drama
Morning Meeting
When a Billionaire Buys Your General Store
The Perfect Ending
What Hugh Bonneville Can’t Live Without
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Looking for a Story
At the age of 94, the creative-nonfiction pioneer John McPhee is still writing. Good news indeed. Here is more good news…
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The Perfect
Does “perfect” mean something different to everyone? Not always, according to artist Courtney Broadwater, editor and writer…
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Traintrackr
“I’ve always liked collecting and displaying data in different ways,” says Richard Hawthorn, founder of Traintrackr. Having studied…
Eighties Mania! From the eruption of Mount Saint Helens to the rise of Madonna, Indira Gandhi’s assassination, and shoulder pads, two new books capture the bold, anarchic spirit of the decade
A Mobster’s Mensch A new biography of Sopranos star James Gandolfini doesn’t dwell on the actor’s substance abuse, focusing instead on his generosity to others
Should Warhol Be Canned? A new book considers the artist’s dealings with a succession of devoted women and “superstars,” from Edie Sedgwick to Candy Darling
The Amazing Jack Kirby The co-creator of Captain America, Iron Man, and the Avengers gets his first museum retrospective
