Battle of the Boxes In Montauk, a towering sculpture of stacked shipping containers has sparked a fight between local officials and an art-world scion
A Complicated Man Why does The Odyssey still resonate? Because, at its core, it is the story of a warrior’s struggle to re-enter civilian life
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Nicola Peltz’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
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THE PIKER PROBLEM
TOWER OF BABBLE
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Liar Liar
Call me pretentious, but I love natural-wine bars. I’m less in love, however, with the petits plats they usually serve—olives, radishes…
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L’Avventura
A foundational work of Italian post-neo-realism, L’Avventura is an arresting cinematic study of fickle love. It all starts when…
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The Bowery Review
Live from New York, it’s The Bowery Review—the city’s self-proclaimed “Best and Only Humor Magazine.” Edited by Tim Latterner…
The Art of War A new book collects Lee Miller’s photographs of the Blitz, a time when the American, with no permit to work yet still holding a tourist visa, turned her camera to a Britain under fire
The Love Story Hollywood Just Can’t Quit Robert Hofler’s history of Hollywood’s favorite love story traces its various incarnations, from Judy Garland’s 1954 musical to Bradley Cooper’s recent remake
The Sport of All Sports “A game of the people, by the people”: as the World Cup comes to a close, a coffee-table book—and a devoted fan—pays tribute to the elegance and grandeur of soccer
At 150, the Bayreuth Festival Welcomes AI—and a White Elephant Katherina Wagner gives great-grandad Richard’s legacy another makeover
