Family Business
To write his second novel, Atticus Lish asked himself, “What hurts?”
Lost in Translation
The moment Japan opened its doors to the West, in the late 1800s, was the moment many of its traditions disappeared. A new volume brings them back
Kate Moennig
The actress’s pandemic podcast with The L Word co-star Leisha Hailey has become the new gay go-to
What It Was Like to Date John F. Kennedy
Sixty years after her affair with the president ended, a woman looks back
Sharon Horgan Goes Viral
Shot over 10 days, her new film is a raw look at lockdown’s effect on one family
Joan of Art
Joan Mitchell, who revolutionized postwar American art alongside “Ninth Street women” Lee Krasner and Elaine de Kooning, finally gets her due
A Hello to Arms
Ernest Hemingway: renowned novelist, bullfighting aficionado, and … Spanish guerrilla fighter?
Opera Pick of the Week
Yuval Sharon’s Twilight: Gods crunches Richard Wagner’s four-night “Ring” cycle into a 60-minute crawl through a parking garage
Short List
What to read this week, from a history of a secret Nixon meeting to an exploration of French colonialism in Congo and a look back at Bernini’s Rome
The Week That Was in 30 Minutes
If you haven’t heard our podcast, you don’t know what you’re missing
The Cult of Kahlo
Despite inspiring books, movies, and movements, the unibrowed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo remains elusive. A striking new volume adds to the allure
Alive and Well
If you’ve missed going to concerts as much as we have, this collection of live tracks will get you excited for all the shows ahead
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
How did a few German students manage to dig a tunnel under the Berlin Wall?
Opera Non Buffa
Opera is back with the summer festivals of Salzburg, Bayreuth, and Aix-en-Provence, but it’s as bleak as Mozart’s Requiem
Nana Mensah
The Ghanaian-American screenwriter, filmmaker, and actress is adding humor to the African-immigrant experience
