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Counting Birds

A sampling of tracks from For the Birds, a new project that proves that we are all birds

Spies Fall Out

Howard Hunt imagined himself the Ian Fleming of the C.I.A. Then came Watergate

Monica Barbaro

Top Gun: Maverick’s sole female pilot talks learning stunts from Tom Cruise

The Revolving Staircase

The true story behind the HBO Max drama The Staircase takes yet another disturbing step

The Man Behind Bob Marley

A conversation about Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records

There’s Something About Harry

Harry Styles is at the top of his game as musician, actor, and icon. And what’s not to love?

Always in Fashion

A major retrospective highlights the many sides of famed photographer William Klein

Every Tiara Has a Story

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Fame Monster

Top royal-watcher Tina Brown has V.I.P., front-row, all-access passes to the Queen of England. Ish ...

The Inner Bond

Breaking Bread

Forget hot dogs—this Memorial Day, it’s all about the bun, and the many other forms of bread artists from Dalí to Lichtenstein used as motifs in their work

Is His Figure Less Than Greek?

Of Simon Russell Beale, London Assurance, and the joys of farce

Island Time

Cooking the Books

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Gen Z’s Hot New Drug

This week on the podcast, a closer look at kratom. Plus, would you pay $700 to eat some ants?

The Smile Opens Wide

The Queerest of Capitals

A Welcome Russian Invasion

The director and Putin critic Kirill Serebrennikov spent the last few years in detainment. Now he’s back at Cannes with a new film—and a lot more to say about his homeland

Lucy Boynton

The Bohemian Rhapsody and Politician actress plays a Cold War–era spy in her latest role

Mark Summers’s Sketchbook

A Weekend at Marchmont

On a recent spring day in the Scottish countryside, the newly restored estate of Rory McEwen hosted a tribute to the late, great British artist and folk singer