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Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

The Ingmar Bergman of Porn

Gerard Damiano Sr. made the most popular porn film of all time—Deep Throat—but he always longed to be taken seriously as an auteur

Home Sweet Stockholm

A tour of the artistic homes dotting Sweden’s capital, from the Pippi Longstocking author’s apartment to sculptor Carl Milles’s sprawling complex

Good Taste, Bad Marriage

Face Value

At the turn of the 20th century, American women wouldn’t touch blush or lipstick. Then, with her Upper East Side salon, Elizabeth Arden made makeup fashionable

All Wisconsin’s a Stage

While often overlooked, the Midwestern state is home to some of America’s finest theater

Fernanda Amis’s Sketchbook

Taylor-Made Bump

Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams, and Paramore have all seen their profiles—and sales—rocket after being support acts on Swift’s record-breaking “Eras Tour”

Life Lessons from My So-Called Life

The groundbreaking 90s drama ran for only one season 30 years ago—but made stars of Claire Danes and Jared Leto and continues to delight

Massacre at the Polls

You Didn’t Have to be There

What luck that the mic was live for Keith Jarrett’s catastrophic gig in Cologne a half century ago

Dark Side of the Moon

In the Wings

After funding was cut for the Federal Theatre Project, hundreds of scripts, props, and costumes went missing. Three decades later, two professors and a government worker saved them

Viola and Vera Arrivabene’s Guide to Venice

The Italian sisters and co-founders of ViBi Venezia share their favorite spots in their home city

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

On the Warpath

The American Look

Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read

This month’s best mystery books and TV shows

Who Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s Plastic Surgeon?

On this week’s podcast, Linda Wells reveals all

Lunch with Paul Feig

On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the director gives his view on where the Star Wars franchise went astray, and why he won’t ever work on another remake

Let There Be Light

The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, exhibits the photographs of 26 avant-garde artists who made light their subject, such as Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, Thomas Wilfred, and Mary Ellen Bute

Cult Classic

For 50 years, the Telluride Film Festival has celebrated cinema—not sponsors—with inspired programming and devoted attendees

Naomi Ackie

The actress, who stars alongside Channing Tatum in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, Blink Twice, details her path to Hollywood

The Bad Habits of Eve Babitz

The razor-sharp essayist and chess partner of Marcel Duchamp, who dated Jim Morrison, Harrison Ford, and Steve Martin, relentlessly explored the power of beauty