Against the Grain
A collection of songs in the maverick vein of Karen Dalton, by Elizabeth Cotten, Odetta, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, and more
The Yin and Yang of Peter Thiel
The Silicon Valley venture capitalist has poured millions into far-right politicians with anti-big-tech agendas. He also happens to sit on Facebook’s board
Say Bonjour to France’s Most Elegant Castle
Photos of the Château de Haroué celebrate life chez Beauvau-Craon, the family who has called Haroué home for 300 years
Françoise Gilot Is So Over Picasso
After she left him, Picasso tried to get Françoise Gilot blacklisted. Today, Gilot, who turns 100 this fall, is breaking auction records
Does Anderson Cooper Have Money Issues?
The CNN anchor drops by to discuss his complicated relationship with his Vanderbilt family—and their cash
Once upon a Time in Wrexham
Actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buy a Welsh football club because … why not?
Little Gold Men, Big White Guilt
L.A.’s new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has little to say about movie history—but speaks volumes about Hollywood and our times
Opera Pick of the Week
As the Metropolitan Opera returns to live performance, an easy fix for fans hooked on the company’s once-complimentary nightly streams
Great Minds …
Both Albert Einstein and Marie Curie visited America during the Roaring 20s. It left a lasting impression
Art Basel is Back!
The 50th edition of the famed art fair features work by artists as varied as Camille Pissarro and Kara Walker
Rumbled in the Jungle
The 1974 championship bout between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, in Zaire, forever changed the lives of both fighters—and the writers who covered it
North Korea as You’ve Never Seen It
Stéphan Gladieu’s otherworldly photos take viewers where they’ve never been allowed to go—inside Pyongyang
