A Pre–Mean Girls Burn Book
The second in an unredacted three-part release of socialite Chips Channon’s diaries is as snobbish, spiteful, and addictive as the first
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
Capers Corner
A soundtrack for the mischievous, from Joe Jackson, Jimmy Cliff, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, and more
Hurts So Good
Once he made it to the top, the rough-around-the-edges, all-American rock star John Mellencamp found out he was really on the bottom
The Anderson Tapes
The CNN anchor Anderson Cooper takes a candid look at the Vanderbilts, the historic American dynasty from which his mother, Gloria, hailed
The Man Behind Roger Ailes and Winston Churchill
John Lithgow joins the show
Opera Pick of the Week
More Verdi from Muti’s La Scala: the Spanish tragedy Il Trovatore
Science Fiction
A new book reveals the misogyny and fabrications behind the discovery of DNA, one of the most misunderstood whodunits in science history
Chip and Charge
Things are looking down for Chips Channon in the second volume of his diaries, but the outspoken socialite is as unfiltered—and unhinged—as ever
Holding Court
Hilary Mantel, author of the Thomas Cromwell trilogy and expert on all things royal, thinks the English monarchy will end with Prince William
Feel Flows
Soothe your soul this September with tracks from Django Reinhardt, Jonathan Richman, Donna Summer, and more
The Eye of the Needle
Young dressmakers deported to Auschwitz turned a fashion salon into a hub of resistance
Curtain Up on a New Era
The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s incoming music director, Enrique Mazzola, strives for golden-age excellence—and a new populism
The Fraud That Defines Our Times
What you need to know as the Theranos–Elizabeth Holmes trial gets underway
