Mar-a-Gaga
Not-so-subtle signs Donald Trump has lost a step or two
Design Within Reach
Lamps, teacups, ashtrays … A new coffee-table book traces the life and work of the Italian designer Piero Fornasetti
On the Scent
During World War II, spies had a little-suspected weapon: perfume. It was used for everything from building an undercover alias to making covert correspondences seem like love letters
When Lee Met Dave
From the front lines to Hitler’s bathtub, Lee Miller and my father, Dave Scherman, made one of the great photojournalistic duos
The Sin City of the 21st Century
On this week’s podcast, Darius J. Rubin visits a crime-ridden Asian Las Vegas shrouded in mystery
Moment of Moments
The Albertina Museum, in Vienna, presents a retrospective on Marc Chagall, the Belarusian artist whose Jewish heritage holds particular relevance today
Irene Maiorino
The Italian actress, who stars as Lila in the fourth and final season of My Brilliant Friend, describes her serendipitous connections with Elena Ferrante’s characters
Elaine May Speaks!
A rare interview, over deviled eggs, at Sardi’s
The Sally Rooney Effect
Writers, editors, and booksellers weigh in on the new book by the world’s most talked-about young novelist
This Way to the Time Machine
La Scala, which opened in 1778, looks back to the 1600s
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a journey into the S&M underworld, a look at the Chinese education system, and a chronicle of Scotland Yard’s deadliest cases
Camille Charrière’s Guide to Paris
From studded bomber jackets to 80s sportswear, the half-French, half-English writer and Internet personality shares her favorite vintage shops in her home city
Malcolm XYZ
Malcolm Gladwell discusses his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, misconceptions about his work, and his penchant for universal laws
The Garden of Heathens
Between the turmoil of the World Wars, a few Europeans settled on a desolate Galápagos island. The experiment quickly descended into chaos
Dhruv
As an undergraduate at Yale, he pivoted from statistics to songwriting. With his debut album, Private Blizzard, the young pop star is testing a more ambitious sound
World Wide Weber
A Bruce Weber retrospective goes up at the Prague City Gallery, showcasing 300 images taken by the American photographer over five decades
Prince Harry vs. Donald Trump
How similar are the Prince of Wails and the Complainer in Chief? Let us count the ways
Lunch with Christian Louboutin
On this week’s episode, the shoe designer explains how he went from being a young punk to having his red-bottom stilettos featured on Sex and the City
