Dancing on Air
In the second season of Bridgerton, dance—specifically, the ceremonious allemande—speaks louder than any professions of love
Prized Scores
Here’s to the music that makes films swing, from Philip Glass, Nino Rota, Alexandre Desplat, and others
Brainspotting
The world-renowned neurologist A. J. Lees is on a mission to humanize doctors
“Hold It Right There … ”
With a devoted following among the fashion crowd—and a girlfriend in Kate Moss—Nikolai von Bismarck is London’s photographer of the moment
India Ennenga and Sebastian Clark
The duo sending pocket-size books—collaborations with artists and writers—to people around the world
Can Love Actually Explain Putin’s Behavior?
How a rom-com just might help us understand a very troubled man …
A New Gold Mine for Movie-Lovers
Fun City Editions gives fans access to long-out-of-circulation treasures
Potemkin War Room
Putin advisers tiptoe their way through the minefields in the Kremlin
Murder, They Wrote
Stormy weather plays a central role in this month’s best mystery novels. Plus, revisiting one of the first-ever police procedurals
Sun Worshipper
“Met on Demand” viewers adore Philip Glass’s Akhnaten
Tour de Force
Charles Dickens highlighted Americans’ most unappealing habits (bad table manners) and practices (slavery). So why haven’t Republicans gone after him?
War Songs
During 1973’s Yom Kippur War, an unexpected ally joined the front lines to boost Israeli soldiers’ morale: Leonard Cohen
Boeuf Neanderthal!
In an excerpt from Martin Walker’s new “Bruno” story collection, the quintessential Frenchman experiments with prehistoric food and wine
The High and Low
By day, Miriam Leslie was a titan of publishing and the perfect model of the Victorian lady. By night, she was the seductress behind a memorable ménage à trois
Collector’s Edition
In a posthumous essay and drawings, the illustrator Pierre Le-Tan reflects on the art—and sport—of collecting
L.A. Confidential
From briefing Si Newhouse to smoking with Seth Rogen and Danny McBride, a former Vanity Fair editor looks back at the Oscar parties of yore
