The Monroe Doctrine
A new film about Marilyn Monroe starring Ana de Armas follows the release of two documentaries (and Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala wardrobe malfunction), confirming our 60-year obsession with the star
Going Seoul-O
Boy band BTS has generated billions for the South Korean economy, but after nine nonstop years, its members are “exhausted” and ready to pursue separate careers
The Dior Allure
A new book tells the history of the couture house through its storied Paris headquarters
The Summer of Discontent for the .1 Percent
Their fancy private jets can’t land; they’re angry at an Eleven Madison Park co-founder … Life is very, very hard
Spin the Bottle
Music is like wine: the more there is to go around, the better. Herewith, songs from long-playing records for long-lasting summer days, from Gene McDaniels, the O’Jays, Prince, and more
The Noblest Roman of Them All
Ben Whishaw’s bespectacled Brutus dominates a Julius Caesar for our time
Plot Twist
In his forthcoming novel, The Twist of a Knife, Anthony Horowitz has taken a metaphysical approach to revenge by killing the Sunday Times theater critic
Going Rogue
Eight questions with Patrick Radden Keefe, best known for his accounts of the Irish Troubles and the Sacklers, whose new book profiles all manner of crooks
Never a Dull Moment
The French photographer Nicolas Rachline’s portraits evoke a colorful life on the move
Winning Formula
Just like Tom Cruise hurling through the sky with more than twice the g-forces some astronauts endure during rocket launches, it will be real races and real cars for Brad Pitt in the Top Gun: Maverick director’s next film
Pete Doherty’s Wasteland
Hard drugs, a spell in prison, and matching tattoos with Kate Moss—the Libertines singer’s new confessional memoir doesn’t miss a beat
“Defense Debbies” and the Rise of Gun-Loving Mothers
Thanks to Instagram, “arms and the woman” is a style statement
A Tale of Two Bobs
A new documentary celebrates the Homeric labors of Robert Caro and his editor, Robert Gottlieb—and ends with a cliff-hanger
Scooby Dooby Do …
Why go to Elvis chapels in Vegas when Frank Sinatra can perform the ring-a-ding-ding for you?
