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
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
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
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
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
