Tom Stoppard, Remembered
The Arcadia and The Real Thing playwright has died at 88. Here, a look back at the making of his last play, Leopoldstadt
Read OnAre Flags Symbols of Pride or Exclusion? How flags—once symbols of patriotism, from children’s classrooms to Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell’s Union Jack dress—got co-opted by the far right
The Boom Before the Bust From caviar and Dom Pérignon at Mach 2 to the fatal Air France crash of 2000, former members of the Concorde crew revisit the era of supersonic flight
“Always Be a Yes” How the wellness cult OneTaste turned consciousness-raising into alleged sex slavery
The Bastard Sons of Hunter S. Thompson In an excerpt from his memoir, the former Viacom and MTV C.E.O. recalls getting pitched by Vice’s infamous co-founder, Shane Smith
Roger That The cinematographer behind Fargo and The Shawshank Redemption, charts his enormous career in a new memoir
Ballet’s North Star Holiday tradition! Cash cow! George Balanchine’s production of The Nutcracker has involved audiences in the magic of dance every year since its premiere, in 1954
