Dante’s Suburbia
Novelist Tom Perrotta, our poet laureate of high-school angst, revisits his best-known character in his latest book, Tracy Flick Can’t Win. Decades have gone by, he says, but Tracy’s small-town torments (and ours) still haven’t changed
The Spy Who Came In from the Boudoir
A new biography of John le Carré reveals a private life rich in shenanigans, including a long-standing mistress
The Clown Prince
Post-Jubilee, Harry reports back to Netflix*
Candid Camera
Lawrence Osborne reveals the inspiration behind his novel The Forgiven, whose screen adaptation premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival next week
Will This Be the Perfect Italian Summer?
Mediterranean beaches unspoiled by oligarchs! (Well, almost … )
20th-Century Picture Show
A new coffee-table book collects some of the last century’s most enduring photographs, shot by Norman Parkinson, Sebastião Salgado, Weegee, and others
Women Beware Women
Gillian Anderson and Lily James chew the scenery in All About Eve
Creature of the Night
The former director of the 90s’ hottest nightclubs reveals the work behind the parties
A Cold War Spy Caper
Moviemaker Whit Stillman on the story behind his story. Plus, Errol Morris stops by
Flight Songs
If you can’t get enough of our winged friends’ melodious music, you just might love these tunes that pay tribute to them, from Jimi Hendrix, Regina Spektor, Townes Van Zandt, and more
The Shot Heard Round Russia
The little-known story of how Catherine the Great conquered her fear of doctors to inoculate herself and her country against smallpox
Paradise Found
Grandi Giardini Italiani, which works to protect and manage Italy’s best gardens, celebrates its 25th anniversary with a heavenly new book
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
A retired C.I.A. officer gets back into the game to solve a perplexing case
What Women Want
In an interview with Three Women’s Lisa Taddeo, the author discusses grief, vengeance, her new story collection, and, of course, women
Political Clout
After a nine-year hiatus, the prescient Danish drama Borgen and its lead character, Birgitte Nyborg, have a lot to say
