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The Mean Girls Next Door

How Tina Fey turned a self-help manual for anxious mothers into the quintessential teen movie of the early aughts

What’s Old Is New Again

The vice-chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art at Christie’s New York recommends the 10 must-see paintings in the newly reopened Frick Collection

Eighties Mania!

From the eruption of Mount Saint Helens to the rise of Madonna, Indira Gandhi’s assassination, and shoulder pads, two new books capture the bold, anarchic spirit of the decade

The People’s Mother

From McDonald’s to Disneyland, mums’ races, and school drop-offs, no aspect of Princess Diana’s identity was more heavily scrutinized than her role as a mother to William and Harry

When a Billionaire Buys Your General Store

On this week’s podcast, Carrie Monahan looks at the latest oddity among the 0.1-percenters on Long Island’s East End

Lily McInerny

In a starring role alongside Chloë Sevigny, the 26-year-old brings new energy to a coming-of-age classic

Hail, Caesars!

The Writer and the Spy

How a journalist and a god-fearing F.B.I. agent partnered up to tell the true story of going undercover in America’s most dangerous neo-Nazi group

Lolita Cros’s Guide to New York

The French curator and art dealer shares her favorite art galleries in her hometown

Brett Robinson

The 34-year-old Ralph Lauren alum turned furniture designer is taking a bold new direction with his upcoming collection

A Mobster’s Mensch

Frank Fournier’s New York

A portfolio of the French photographer’s 1970s Technicolor pictures hearkens back to a city steeped in danger, decay, and unbridled creative freedom

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read

A new book and high-profile TV series paying tribute to Agatha Christie, and more

Save America—Deport Lorne Michaels!

On this week’s podcast, David Kamp discusses his modest proposal to return sanity to America

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music

A summer-long Western road trip for Hunter Noack and his nine-foot Steinway grand, vintage 1912

Show and Tell

The artist Goshka Macuga is exploring the intersection of fashion and art as part of her long-term collaboration with Miu Miu

Died, Beheaded, Survived

Ireland’s Literary Femme Fatale

The James Bond producer remembers Edna O’Brien, the pioneering writer whose books were once banned for their depictions of female sexuality

Almine Rech’s Guide to Brussels

The French art dealer and gallery owner shares her favorite spots in the Belgian capital

The Last Renaissance Man

Ely Callaway went from running the Burlington textile company to founding ultra-successful wine and golf businesses—all while hiding a lifelong secret

Reality Check

From the French Proverbe to the English Experiment, a new coffee-table book surveys the avant-garde journals that paved the way for the 1920s’ Surrealist movement

Clarion Top Notes, Plus His Head on a Cake Stand

Elza van den Heever, the Met’s new Salome, delivers the whole package

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook