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Roots of Evil

Nearly 100 of Alfred Kubin’s early illustrations go on display at the Albertina Modern, in Vienna

Juan Diego Silva-Zúñiga

The 25-year-old left his life in Mexico to pursue directing. To make his first music video, he had to get scrappy

Escaping the Fame Trap

Josh Hartnett gave up Hollywood stardom for small movies, family life, and a herd of pygmy goats in the British countryside

Book ’Em!

The Godmother of the French New Wave

The first major biography of Agnès Varda traces her path from occasional movie watcher to pioneering director

When Life Gives You Lemony Snicket

Konstantin Kakanias’s Guide to Athens

The Greek artist shares his favorite spots in his home city

Devil’s Bargain

A 2004 visit with the future Nobel laureate Alice Munro left me with a slightly uneasy feeling. Now I know why

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Saltburn on the French Riviera

On this week’s podcast, John von Sothen takes us inside the scandal rocking one of France’s great hotels

Ross MacDonald’s Sketchbook

Pip Carter’s Sketchbook

Where Poetry Comes to Die

Annie Clark, the alternative singer and three-time Grammy winner known as St. Vincent, performs her first self-produced album, All Born Screaming, on her international tour

Richard Nixon’s Better Half

Game Changer

The Artful Dodger

In his early 20s, Orlando Whitfield befriended Inigo Philbrick, an ambitious young art dealer. Over the next 15 years, his pal defrauded clients to the tune of $86 million

Hillbilly Eulogy

What happens if Trump regrets choosing J. D. Vance as his running mate? And then blames it on Biden?

From Pomp to Purity

A new book collects images of 18th-century French furniture, interiors, architecture, art, and fashion, celebrating the period’s timeless influence

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

New to Beethoven’s only opera, Lise Davidsen transcends a director’s funny stuff

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a riveting exploration of refrigeration and 50 years of Seamus Heaney’s letters

Literary Blockbuster

In an interview, Keanu Reeves discusses teaming up with novelist China Miéville to write The Book of Elsewhere, a science-fiction epic

Remy Renzullo’s Guide to Maine

The American interior decorator shares the spots that epitomize his summers on the coast

The Oracle of Silicon Valley

A posthumous essay collection makes clear that the French philosopher René Girard foresaw 21st-century culture—and tried to warn us

Let the Games Begin

A century ago, hundreds of American athletes descended upon Paris for the Summer Olympics. Booze, baguettes, brawls—and an epic Opening Ceremony—ensued