Alain Delon’s Dead Ringer In Murder in Paris ‘68, Edward Chisholm investigates the unsolved murder of Alain Delon’s bodyguard
The Birth of Tom Wolfe How a frustrated young reporter found his voice—and changed journalism forever
Latest Issue • Oct. 24, 2026
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Sympathy for Elizabeth Holmes
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Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a countertenor’s journey from Princeton to the Met; a sweeping history of wine; and the rulers and robbers who defined the ancient world
Mother Dearest The French author’s Prix Médicis–winning Kolkhoz, about his mother Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, is less a reconciliation than a sly takedown
Peak Television A new book goes inside the making of David Lynch’s surrealist drama, which counted Queen Elizabeth and Mikhail Gorbachev among its fans
Crowd-Pleaser An exhibition north of London revisits L. S. Lowry’s factories, streets, and soccer matches, paying tribute to the great chronicler of England’s interwar working-class culture
