Across the Universe
From James Baldwin to Stephen Hawking, Dublin to the Bronx, a coffee-table book collects 60 years of photographs by the social-justice advocate and artist Stephen Shames
¡Ay, Caramba!
Exile in Abu Dhabi hasn’t stopped Spain’s disgraced king, Juan Carlos I, from sounding off on “benevolent” dictator Francisco Franco, Princess Diana, and that infamous safari incident
Big in Japan
An exhibition in Tokyo marks the 30th anniversary of Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion, an anime series that has gained a cult following among film enthusiasts such as Wes Anderson
Ariana Harwicz
As her debut novel inspires a new thriller starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, the Argentinean writer unveils her fifth and darkest book, Unfit
Daddy’s Girl
In Aix, Charpentier’s forgotten Louise returns as a shocker
Editor’s Pick
This week, don’t miss Walter Isaacson’s deep dive into the sentence that birthed a nation: “We hold these truths to be self-evident … ”
Tokini Peterside-Schwebig’s Guide to Lagos
The founder of the ART X Lagos fair shares her go-to spots in her hometown
Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and the $1 Billion Lawsuit
On this week’s podcast, Stuart Heritage discusses the fight that could put the First Lady on the stand
Of Monsters and Mangione
For a window into the motive of UnitedHealthcare killer Luigi Mangione, one biographer delved deep into the world of Unabomber Ted Kaczynski’s admirers
Alexander the Great
Maestro Soddy plants another flag at La Scala with this month’s Così Fan Tutte
Eva Victor
The Billions actor and comedian is making her directorial debut with Sorry, Baby, starring Naomi Ackie and Lucas Hedges
There’s Something About Julie
How Walt Disney and the Sherman brothers landed on Julie Andrews for the role of Mary Poppins—without whom “A Spoonful of Sugar” would not exist
The Wrecking Crew
Last week’s surprise demolition of the White House’s East Wing wasn’t the first time Trump destroyed a great American building
Jeeves and the Well-Meaning Acolytes
A collection of 12 new stories about P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster—including tales by Roddy Doyle and Dominic Sandbrook—update the duo
The Real Larry David
A new book on the making of Curb Your Enthusiasm offers rare insight into its creator, from his pre-Seinfeld misery to his lifelong friendship with Richard Lewis
The Undecided Voters of the New York Mayoral Election
Featuring: people stuck underground on the train, people stuck in their Halloween costumes, and more
A Wrinkle in Time
Toni Morrison, Truman Capote, Patti Smith … A new coffee-table book collects Richard Avedon’s portraits of his aging subjects
The Sky’s the Limit
From the Wright brothers’ near-fatal crashes to this year’s midair collision over the Potomac, failure has always been the cost of progress in aviation
Paula Wallace’s Guide to Savannah
The president and co-founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design shares her go-to spots in her adopted city
