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The Boss of Ted Lasso

Hannah Waddingham has found stardom and an Emmy as the accidental owner of A.F.C. Richmond

Body and Soul

Soul music to make you move, from Billy Preston, Prince, George Duke, D’Angelo, and more

Eminent Concordians

Artful Dodger

The Last Picture Show

The illustrious illustrator recalls the humble 1950s graphic publication with big dreams he founded on a whim with Seymour Chwast and Milton Glaser

Shows and Tales

A new oral history brings back the glory days of the rock concert, starting with rock’s post–World War II R&B roots and going all the way through 1985’s Live Aid

South and West

The Podcast You Need

Smart takes, a new issue, and the skinny on Squid Game. Morning Meeting has it all

A Fiddler for Our Times

Mann, Uninterrupted

Aimee Mann, who provided the songs for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia and was one of the Big Lebowski nihilists, has a new album

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

The Squid Game Secret

People have chalked up the South Korean TV show’s unprecedented popularity to word of mouth. Here’s the real source of its success

Jaden Michael

Colin Kaepernick meets his match in the star who plays him as an aspiring high-school football player grappling with racism in Colin in Black & White

Victimhood Goes Mad

The tribulations of the brainy and beautiful. Tiny violins, please!

Home Improvement

Full Circle

Staff Picks

This week, don’t miss a collection of letters by writers from Beckett to Vonnegut; a history of the 13th Tour de France; and a guide to the world’s most peculiar foods

Opera Pick of the Week

From Brussels, The Time of Our Singing, an operatic mixed-race American family saga, speaks to our historical moment with an eloquence that transcends it

Flipping the Godfather Script

Mario Puzo was an avid gambler, novelist, and pizza eater. But there was one department where he could use some help: screenwriting

The Wind Cries Jimi

Taxi Driving

An illustrated history of the New York taxicab recalls the glory days of early motorized cars and spacious Checkers

Honor Swinton Byrne

The actress reveals what it’s like to act alongside her mother

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Striking a Chord

Songs that register with us all, from LCD Soundsystem, Grace Jones, Elton John, and more