Trump Write Pretty One Day
On this week’s episode, James Wolcott shares what he discovered reading the ex-president’s coffee-table book
Tablescapes of Dreams
A beautiful new decorating book by descendants of Nancy Astor and Nancy Lancaster pairs archival photos with a newly discovered recipe collection
Laugh, Clown, Laugh!
Billy Bigelow meets Prince Charming in Jonas Kaufmann’s scorching Pagliacci
Prison Break
Incarcerated at just 25 years old, Daniel Genis spent a decade behind bars reading everything from Heidegger to Tolkien
Man of Mystery
Murder-mystery novelist Anthony Horowitz has re-invented the genre. Now he’s tackling screen adaptations and cancel culture
Frieze Los Angeles is Back!
After a year hiatus and a venue change, the third edition of the art fair will host more than 100 galleries
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Take the bitter with the sweet this Valentine’s Day with these tracks by Earl King, Ike & Tina Turner, Esther Phillips, Fats Domino, and more
Switching Geres
The author of a new book about China and Hollywood reveals how Richard Gere went from A-list to blacklist
Gridiron Giants
Ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl, a look back through the archives of America’s favorite sport
It’s BoJo the Clown!
Can Boris Johnson survive Partygate? And speaking of scandal: Who is stealing L.A.’s French bulldogs?
Take Me to Dimes Square
A young playwright reveals how the pandemic led him to find himself—and his latest play—in the Chinatown stomping ground of New York’s downtown set
Heart Burns
Valentine candies with a message 4 U
Renate Reinsve
The actress stars in Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, Norway’s Oscar submission, which just earned a place on the Best International Feature Film short list
Are Those Socks Bukowski?
Celebrated authors don’t have to “go Hollywood” to sell out—they just have to die
Nuclear Winter of the Soul
Ruth Wilson plays Ibsen’s anti-heroine in Ivo van Hove’s fire-and-ice Hedda Gabler
