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
Confessions of a 10-Percenter
With the arrival of the English version of Call My Agent!, a real one shares tales of what life is really like behind the screams
Disney Is Not Mickey Mousing Around
Revealed: the Magic Kingdom’s secret plans to retaliate against Florida governor Ron DeSantis
The Man in the Black Turtleneck
A hit at the Santa Fe Opera in 2017, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs has its video premiere in a new production from Atlanta
Touching Base
The effect of Jackie Robinson on the lives of average Americans of color is well documented. But he was instrumental for other baseball players of color, too
Staff Picks
Don’t miss a biography of the American painter Winslow Homer; a little-told story about Benjamin Franklin; and a memoir turned meditation on books
Child’s Play
Nicolas Party’s techno-colored art is on view in Canada. In an interview, the artist discusses fairy tales, nature, and the power of pastel
The Sages of Montecito
Harry and Meghan offer Netflix some business tips
A Grand Tour of Italy, but Make It Modern
The intimate, under-the-radar homes and studios of 20th-century Italian architects, artists, and designers, from Achille Castiglioni and Gae Aulenti to Giorgio Morandi, are as stunning as the country’s ancient and Renaissance treasures. And they’re open to the public
Tom Blyth
The British actor went from sidewalk charity campaigner to the star of a new series on Billy the Kid
The Inside Story on Anna Wintour
You bring the coffee; we’ll bring the buzz
Murder, They Wrote
Tragic beauties dominate this month’s best mystery novels—as well as a 1946 noir classic
Spires, Squires, and Liars
A contemporary of Boris Johnson’s and Dominic Cummings’s traces Brexit, and the state of politics in Britain today, back to 1980s Oxford
