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Whitney Peak

Once a part-time Wendy’s employee, the 22-year-old actress is now starring in the next Hunger Games movie and making her stage debut alongside Pamela Anderson

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

The “Ring” of Life

Too Much Is Just Right

Lena Dunham’s new TV show is a sharp, funny, expat rom-com that blurs the line between her life and art—as always

A Cut Above the Rest

At 70, the artist William Kentridge is still tearing things up—literally

Cliff-Hangers for the Commute

One-minute micro-dramas—designed to be watched on your smartphone—are now a billion-dollar industry

What J.F.K. Could Teach Trump About Lying and Deceit

On this week’s podcast, the author of a new book on Kennedy looks at the character question

Renée Fleming Ponders the Big Picture

In Aspen, America’s No. 1 diva gives Così Fan Tutte a considered makeover

The Lies He Told Himself

John F. Kennedy’s charm could sell anything, even to himself. But near the end, the spin started to wobble

Galley Envy

Could the most coveted object of the summer be an uncorrected manuscript you can’t even buy?

Gary Fisketjon’s Next Act

Fired from Knopf in 2019, the literary Brat Packer and editor of everyone from Cormac McCarthy to Donna Tartt picks up his green mark-up pen again

War of Words

Martin Cruz Smith

The crime novelist persevered through Parkinson’s disease for decades to create his richly imagined Arkady Renko series—including the final installment, Hotel Ukraine

Aatish Taseer’s Guide to Istanbul

The travel writer shares his go-to spots in one of his favorite cities

A Grand Scale

Paris’s Grand Palais has undergone a $546 million renovation that could well turn it into an attraction to rival the Eiffel Tower

Lessons in Activism

Eastwood Bound

Clint Eastwood has dominated Hollywood for longer than most anyone else—all while containing countless contradictions

Superman’s Homecoming

Will a divided America embrace the return of a kind superhero long known for championing peace and standing with immigrants?

Breaking Bad

An exhibition in Berlin showcases the radical, experimental paintings and photographs of the 20th-century German artist Marta Astfalck-Vietz

Charlotte Cardin

With her fame on the rise, the 30-year-old singer is staying true to her Quebecois roots

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

A Hungarian in Paris

A new coffee-table book collects Brassaï’s photographs of the City of Light, his adopted home and muse for more than 50 years

George Butler’s Sketchbook

Elonophobia

That’s it. I’ve had it