Where Stage and Screen Collide
Benjamin Millepied, a former ballet principal and the choreographer for Black Swan, turns Georges Bizet’s classic opera, Carmen, on its head in his film debut, starring Paul Mescal
Lunch with Jon Bon Jovi
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the musician explains how the Internet Age has changed the meaning of rock ’n’ roll, why he’s suddenly obsessed with tennis, and much more …
Pushing the Envelope
Boston Baroque stages Iphigénie en Tauride, Gluck’s ultimate “reform opera”
Letters to Trump: the Outtakes
Signed, Bernie Madoff … Jeffrey Epstein … Harvey Weinstein … and more!
Own the Libs—with Style!
Want to stand out in a crowded House? Dress as your favorite Biden-Harris-Soros catastrophe!
Dying to Get In!
A sneak preview of the Ultimate Memorial Service! It’s going to be amazing! People are already fighting for tickets!
MAGA Mike’s Last Dance
Here’s a sequel guaranteed to bomb, coming up short in more ways than one!
The World Through Rose-Colored Glasses
Ahead of her show at the Queens Museum, the South African multimedia artist Tracey Rose discusses apartheid, psychedelics, and the inspiration behind some of her most radical works
Full Blume
In an interview, Judy Blume discusses everything from J. K. Rowling to the upcoming adaptation of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Staff Picks
This week, don’t miss a veteran magazine editor’s homage to his mother, a survey of how germs have shaped history, and the story of a Bavarian village that embraced Nazism
No News Is Bad News
Can political documentaries effect change? Benjamin Netanyahu seems to think so
Murder, They Wrote
This month’s best mystery books are throwbacks to different periods in American history, from the 20s to the 90s
Sean Connery Knew How to Beat Putin
On this week’s episode, Alessandra Stanley discusses how The Untouchables holds the key to deterring Vlad
And the Oscar Goes
to …
In Good Night, Oscar, pianist and actor Oscar Levant’s startling appearance on Jack Paar’s Tonight show plays out onstage
Between Rome and Byzantium
A 40-year-old Milan Kundera essay holds the key to understanding the war in Ukraine
Le Sirenuse’s Siren Call
Seventy years after John Steinbeck visited the spectacular Amalfi Coast hotel, Le Sirenuse maintains its literary roots in the form of a springtime writers’ retreat