Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Mean Girls meets the Bard in an encore of Red Bull Theater’s Mac Beth
Staff Picks
Don’t miss the history behind the Kentucky Derby anthem; a biography of the philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville; and a dazzling look at Renaissance altarpieces
Guardian Angel
In the 19th century, Caroline Norton campaigned for mothers to have legal rights to their own children. She secured them for others—but not for herself
Paradise Regained
On the 50th anniversary of the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main St., the unlikely story of how the greatest rock ’n’ roll album of all time came to be
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
Trump in Iambic Pentameter
Meet the British playwright who has turned modern-day American politics into a Shakespearean comedy
For the Love of Roses
Today’s rose fanatics—and there are a lot of them—join a fan club that stretches from Sappho to Shakespeare to Empress Joséphine
When Harry Met WeSpeak
Who spoke the woke salad first? Prince Harry, WeWork’s co-grifter Rebekah Neumann, or … ?
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
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
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?
A Knight Errant in Love
Boston Baroque makes a stellar case for Handel’s rarity Amadigi di Gaula
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
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
Disney Is Not Mickey Mousing Around
Revealed: the Magic Kingdom’s secret plans to retaliate against Florida governor Ron DeSantis
