The Nuns, the Masterpiece, and a Remote Canadian Island
On this week’s podcast, John von Sothen goes on a quest to visit one of the world’s great sculptures
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again!
With Halloween around the corner, music photographer Mick Rock’s behind-the-scenes images from the set of The Rocky Horror Picture Show offer a rare glimpse into the making of Richard O’Brien’s campy cult classic
Found in Translation
The French may never forgive Richard Linklater for having made the best film of the nouvelle vague, on the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless
Bach in Motion
In Copenhagen, the choreographer Alexei Ratmansky reimagines The Art of Fugue as a ballet, transforming Bach’s esteemed final score into an abstract work in five acts
The Making of Bruce Lee
A new book traces the actor’s journey from Hong Kong to Hollywood—and reveals how his career redefined Asian representation on-screen
Virginia Giuffre’s Last Words
An explosive account of alleged abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew is seeing the light of day six months after Giuffre’s suicide
Iris van Herpen’s Guide to Amsterdam
The Dutch fashion designer shares her go-to spots in the city she calls home
How to Dress Like a Rock God
On this week’s podcast, Mark Rozzo discusses the wild shop that dressed John and Paul, Mick, Lou Reed, and many more in London’s Swinging 60s
“My Journey in Jewels”
In Toledo, an exhibition showcases the jewelry designer Neil Lane’s celebrated private collection, featuring pieces once owned by stars such as Joan Crawford and Ginger Rogers
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
Heroes and victims on the autism spectrum add a layer of complexity and cleverness to this month’s best mystery books and TV shows
The Man Behind the Monster
The little-known story of the Harvard professor whose sadistic experiments may have helped transform Ted Kaczynski into the Unabomber
How the World Entered Its Predator Era
In his latest book, The Wizard of the Kremlin author Giuliano da Empoli sets his sights on the beastly forces dominating our time, from Javier Milei to Vladimir Putin
Vincent Lo Brutto and Pablo Stahl
With their Parisian gallery and its unconventional outpost at Basel’s private airport terminal, the French gallerist duo is moving beyond the bounds of traditional curation
Stand-up Guy
Will Arnett plays a recently divorced comic in a bittersweet film directed by Bradley Cooper and co-starring Laura Dern
The Beatnik and the Mobster
How did an unpublished story by Jack Kerouac end up in the possession of Gambino crime boss Paul Castellano?
A Portrait of the Id as an Old Man
The relationship between Kate Moss and Lucian Freud was filled with a charged intimacy—but a new film on the two lacks spark
Becoming Richard Burton
Matthew Rhys returns to his native Wales to inhabit the baritone Shakespearean actor—and fellow countryman—in a one-man play
Surreal Estate
A new coffee-table book chronicles the revival of Château Léoube, a 14th-century Provence estate transformed over the last decade by British billionaire Anthony Bamford and his wife, Daylesford Organic founder Carole Bamford
What? This Old Thing?
A hand-me-down Rosenkavalier from Los Angeles opens a new era at the Zurich Opera with a bang
