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Forever in Fashion

A new volume pairs quotations by history’s best fashion designers, as told to the journalist Marylou Luther, with illustrations by Ruben Toledo

Working for the Kid

Did Bob Evans save Paramount in the 1970s? You bet your ass he did. So how come the Academy never gave him his due?

Hers for the Taking

Sixteen years after securing the film rights to All Quiet on the Western Front, a former professional triathlete could be on her way to Oscar glory

The Return of a Social Annoyance

On this week’s podcast, director Paul Feig clears the air about what’s really bugging him these days

Who’s That Lady I Saw You With?

After languishing in the archives since its 1744 premiere at a royal wedding in Spain, Achille in Sciro proves a corker and a half

Postcards from the Edge

In her memoir, Tanya Frank writes candidly about dealing with her son’s psychotic break

Staff Picks

Don’t miss a memoir from a legendary publisher, a peek inside several White House kitchens, and the shocking story of a couple’s murder-suicide

The Gold Standard

From the peak of Hollywood glamour to snafus, boycotts, and last year’s infamous Slap, the Oscars have seen it all. Are they still worth watching?

Satan Ties the Knot

The bride will keep the name of her third husband, while the groom will now go by the Slavic pronunciation of his name, Shuh-TAN

Zoé Gillette’s Sketchbook

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Twice-Told Tales

The Song Poet, Kao Kalia Yang’s prizewinning memoir of her Hmong father, finds its way to the opera

Not to Be

High art. Romantic intrigue. Monstrous villainy. The inside story of the original, star-studded—and star-crossed—production of Shakespeare in Love is the stuff of, well, Shakespeare

For the Love of Woodrow

Avedon, Associated

A new book explores the relationships, both in front of and behind the lens, that were most formative for the groundbreaking photographer Richard Avedon

Brian Stelter Discusses the Woman Who Could Sink Fox News

Maria Bartiromo was a hero to a generation of reporters. Then she went full MAGA—and now has Fox News facing a billion-dollar lawsuit

Camila Morrone

The young starlet discusses her path from modeling to acting and playing a groupie on Amazon’s Daisy Jones & the Six

Kinky Roots

Life After Death

At the Israel Museum, in Jerusalem, the first major exhibition of Jewish funeral garments goes on display

Away! Away! For I Will Fly To Thee

David Rothenberg takes his clarinet into Berlin’s green spaces to jam with the nightingales

On Thin Ice

Climate change is forcing many Americans to make the difficult decision between leaving their home and risking their safety

Staff Picks

Don’t miss a reflection on the state of journalism, a memoir from a former Metropolitan Museum of Art security guard, and the story of a molecular biologist’s fight against sexism