The Man Who Spawned Logan Roy
Jesse Armstrong, the creator of Succession, reveals his thoughts on the new season—and answers his critics
Goop Sex
Armed with a new Netflix series and an arsenal of vibrators, Gwyneth Paltrow invades the bedroom
Bland. James Bland
In No Time to Die, 007 is defeated … by the wokes
Glory Edim
The writer and entrepreneur behind the Well-Read Black Girl volume, book club, and festival has started a literary movement for Black women
Dior Dreaming
Accompanying an exhibition on Christian Dior at New York’s Brooklyn Museum, an elegant volume spans the many iterations of the French fashion house
Rue du Petit
Rejoice in life’s cryptic moments with this soundtrack from Jackson Browne, Dolly Parton, Jim James, Aisha Badru, and more
The Godfather of The Godfather
How Mario Puzo turned his gambling addiction and fruitful imagination into the best Mob story of all time
Game Changer
Jung Ho-yeon has become the breakout star of Squid Game, and the new face of South Korea
When Trump Trumps Logic
Books on Donald Trump’s narcissism, by Michael Wolff, and financial misdeeds, by David Cay Johnston, sound a familiar alarm. Will people listen?
A Podcast You Can’t Refuse
There’s no omertà here … just lots of revealing information
Opera Pick of the Week
What’s better, sex or salvation? Tannhäuser, Wagner’s schizophrenic singer of courtly love songs, simply cannot decide
Faulty-Hearts Club
How Baby Fae, the 1980s infant who survived for several days with a baboon heart, paved the way for innovative new approaches to organ donation
Around the World with Oscar Wilde
Following in Wilde’s footsteps, from his birthplace of Dublin to the Peloponnese, the American Midwest, and the prison he spent the better part of two years in
Underneath the Velvet Underground
Todd Haynes turns to documentary to get at the heart of Lou Reed’s 1960s New York City band
Susan Soon He Stanton
The playwright and screenwriter takes us into the Succession writers’ room
