And Five, Six, Seven, Eight!
Lovers of Sondheim bolted to this gritty piano bar in Greenwich Village to grieve—and sing!
Virginie Efira
The Belgian actress gives a rattling performance as a manipulative nun in Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta
Opera Pick of the Week
Unseen at the Paris Opera since its premiere in 1936, Georges Enesco’s Œdipe returns in a heaven-sent staging by Wajdi Mouawad
Guitar Hero
B. B. King has been called “the world’s greatest blues singer.” A new book argues that his guitar riffs are just as influential
Suspect Protection Program
History’s largest-ever counterterrorism investigation enlisted efforts from the U.S., the U.K., and Pakistan. Why was its main suspect allowed to run free?
De-sensitization Station
Songs you think you know, from Bruce Channel, Dion, the Staple Singers, and more
Tom Ford Does Gucci
The former creative director of Gucci measures Ridley Scott’s movie about the Italian fashion dynasty that flamed out
The Gang’s All Here
The first collection of Bruce Weber’s golden-retriever shots celebrates the dogs who never leave the photographer’s side, otherwise known as “the gang”
Flora Collins
The Brooklyn-based writer whose debut novel combines Freud, Jordan Peele’s Us, and her own upbringing
Goy Makes Good
Fifty years after he directed the movie adaptation of Fiddler on the Roof, Norman Jewison looks at his storied career
Miserly Musketeer
The co-creator of Tesla and founder of SpaceX shares his money-saving tips
The Only Podcast You Need
The perfect way to spend a long holiday weekend—tune out the world and tune in to Morning Meeting
Cloud Atlas
A new book explores the 10 regions, from Australia to Ethiopia to outer space, that tell us where the world is headed next
Opera Pick of the Week
Der Zwerg (The Dwarf), Alexander von Zemlinsky’s decadent exploration of the female gaze, in rival productions from the transgressive hot spots of Amsterdam and Berlin
World on a String
Tony Sarg transformed the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with his fantastical designs
