Digital Demi-Gods of Dice
The digital quest to conquer backgammon, a game dating back to ancient times, has been won. What now?
Denée Benton
The Broadway star goes back to her TV roots with Julian Fellowes’s The Gilded Age
She’s Got the Art World Sewn Up
Lucy Sparrow has stitched herself into the front rank. Now she’s showing her most ambitious work yet
Architecture’s Avant-Garde
A look at the transgressive styles that disrupted and remade 20th-century architecture
The Best “Bad Girl”
A collection of magnificent songs by—and otherwise related to—the late, great Ronnie Spector, rock ’n’ roll’s original “bad girl”
What Color is Your Parachute?
As Mark Rothko in the award-winning Red, Alfred Molina tackles the big questions
Writer’s Woes, According to Ottessa Moshfegh
The Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation author has a new short story reflecting her old frame of mind
The French Connection
What is it about gentleman-thief Arsène Lupin, Maurice Leblanc’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, that makes him so endlessly appealing?
Witches and Wizards and Wonders, Oh My!
Illustrations old and new bring the world of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to life
Bethany Antonia
At just 24, the British actress is starring in some of TV’s most watched shows
Did Elizabeth Holmes Get What She Deserved?
All the best listening for you in ’22—great views, conversations, stories, and more
Instant Classic
How to steal a million antiques
Dirty Rotten Scandal
A “headless” man, a woman in pearls, louche aristocrats, a vast estate, early revenge porn, and one of the most shocking trials of postwar London. Now it’s a new mini-series starring Claire Foy and Paul Bettany
Westward Hokum
How did Taylor Sheridan spin Yellowstone into America’s top-rated drama?
