Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
A new book traces the tumultuous history of man and wolf—and debunks the myth of the “alpha” once and for all
Marcantonio Brandolini d’Adda’s Guide to Venice
The Italian glassware designer shares his favorite spots in his hometown
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
A tartan noir for our times, and an excellent new British heist drama
Picture This
A new coffee-table book collects Martyn Goddard’s photographs of Blondie, capturing the pop-punk band at their peak in the hot New York summer of 1978
R. F. Kuang
At 29 years old, the Chinese-American author of the best-selling novel Yellowface is getting ready to publish her sixth book—and complete her fourth degree
The Echo of Art Deco
The architectural style was born 100 years ago. Its influence remains undiminished
The Man Behind the Alien Mask
Bolaji Badejo was a six-foot-10-inch Nigerian graphic-design student in London until a chance pub encounter made him Ridley Scott’s most elegant monster
Star Turn
After decades of character roles, Paul Guilfoyle, a CSI alumnus, plays the lead in a bittersweet film about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
Force of Nature
An exhibition of still-life paintings by Rachel Ruysch goes up in Boston, honoring the Dutch artist whose fame in the 18th century rivaled that of Rembrandt
Inspired by a Double Bagel
How the most one-sided defeat of Carlos Alcaraz’s life paved the way for his ascent to the top of the tennis world—and his moneymaking drop shot
Billionaires Behaving Badly: The Summer Edition
On this week’s podcast, William D. Cohan reports from Nantucket
Blame Canada
The Toronto International Film Festival has propelled the Hollywood hype machine for the past 50 years. Here are the newest causes for excitement
The Queen’s Gambit
Meyerbeer’s Ozymandian masterpiece Les Huguenots
The Designer Who Set Women Free
In contrast to Dior’s waist-cinching “New Look,” Claire McCardell’s “American Look” brought comfort to women’s fashion
Helen Rice’s Guide to Charleston
The artist, shopkeeper, and co-founder of the branding agency Fuzzco shares her favorite spots in her hometown
Fifty Shades of Heathcliff
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights—where Victorian British yearning meets Down Under B.D.S.M.—has the literary set clutching their pearls
The Sway of Peter Sellers
Woody Allen, Christopher Guest, and Geoffrey Rush recall the influence of the great comic actor, who was born 100 years ago
Laufey
With her new album, A Matter of Time, the 26-year-old Icelandic-Chinese singer, known for blending jazz into pop music, leaves behind the innocent image that once defined her