British Broadcasting
Disheartened by the incessant drumbeat of horrid news? These songs—by Jarvis Cocker, the Animals, and others—will evoke the bulldog spirit of the English and give you strength to carry on
When Marilyn Went British
In a 1956 trip to England, Marilyn Monroe sowed the seeds of divorce with Arthur Miller, battled with Laurence Olivier on set, and snagged an audience with the Queen
Meet You at Mortimer’s
A new book revisits the mid-70s heyday of Mortimer’s restaurant, which played host to everyone from Jackie O and Nancy Reagan to Liz Smith and Mick Jagger
Bass Instincts
Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history, turns 85 at Carnegie Hall
Barbarians Inside the Gates
What happens when the junior staff at Goldman Sachs doesn’t want to go back to the office?
The Monroe Doctrine
Marilyn Monroe has been the subject of thousands of magazine articles, dozens of full-length biographies, an opera, an Elton John song, and more. Now a 1964 Andy Warhol painting of the actress is set to become the world’s most valuable work of modern art
A Knight Errant in Love
Boston Baroque makes a stellar case for Handel’s rarity Amadigi di Gaula
Diary of a Somebody
When Anne Frank’s father published her diaries, they inspired awe, criticism, and lawsuits. Seventy-five years later, they’re still the center of controversy
Talking in Riddles
A collection of 95 medieval riddles has left scholars scratching their heads—and clutching their pearls
Staff Picks
Don’t miss the epic story of a search for a missing canoer; an insider’s look at Italian life; and a re-assessment of 20th-century classical music
Once upon a Time in Hollywood
In the course of their brief, intense marriage, Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward lit the match for a cultural explosion in 1960s Los Angeles
Herbie Fully Loaded
In an excerpt from his new book, the author remembers unleashing his father, a well-known negotiator, on a professor he hated
Lydia Leonard
The actress reprises Camille Cottin’s role in Ten Percent, the British remake of the hit French show Call My Agent!
Putin on the Ritz
As Vladimir and his cohort prepare to paint the town—or at least the square—red, they call upon the hostess with the mostess to be their social czar
The Hills Were Alive …
… with the sound of rock ’n’ roll music. And many of the finest strains on the West Coast were emanating from Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward’s house
The Little House That Rocked L.A.
In the 1960s, Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward’s place in the hills was the center of an arts explosion
