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Bugsy Siegel, Thespian

The notorious mobster behind the modernization of the Las Vegas Strip had a hidden ambition: to become a Hollywood star

Andrea Ferolla’s Sketchbook

Arab Baroque

Con Artistes

The Other Side of Britney Spears

Lili Anolik discusses what the new documentary gets wrong about the Princess of Pop

It’s Britney, B*tch

A slutty-uniform-wearing Britney Spears sealed her fate as the Princess of Pop at just 16. All these years later, we’re still in her thrall

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Far from Normal

Daisy Edgar-Jones achieved global success in the pop-culture juggernaut Normal People. What’s next?

Nicholas Jarecki

The screenwriter and director tackles the opioid crisis with his new thriller, Crisis

Murder, They Wrote

The Best Is Yet to Come

Delighted that things seem to be looking up in 2021? Celebrate and remain hopeful with these songs from Cher, Harry Belafonte, Cat Stevens, and more

Beyond “Dead White Men in Periwigs”

Opera Pick of the Week

The Met Opera honors Dmitri Hvorostovsky with seven nights of streamed performances, including Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, with Renée Fleming

Life in the Portal

The Real Thing?

Sounds of Silence

A collection of photographs captures the calm that has given Venice room to breathe and its treasures a chance to shine during the coronavirus pandemic

The Victorian John and Yoko

Funny Valentines

Oh, the things we overlook for love. Herewith, honest tracks for faithful lovers, from Alvin Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, Dorothy Lamour, and more

Heart of Darkness

It was only after Robert Maxwell’s death that the world realized how far his criminality extended. Yet the riddle surrounding his final moments endures

Risko’s Sketchbook

Leading Ladies

Women used to be Hollywood’s stars. Today, even in the wake of #MeToo, the film industry is a man’s game. What happened?

Leg Candy

His Younger and More Vulnerable Years

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook