The Mother of All Battles
What was behind Ethel Rosenberg’s fateful decision to stand by her traitor husband?
Mood-Swinging
Songs to get you in the right frame of mind, from Billie Holiday, Sharon Van Etten, the Band, Sidney Bechet, and more
Apples to Oranges
Charming watercolors catalogue a century of American fruits and nuts
Revenge of the Nerds: Tech Bros and Their Sex Lives
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and … former Google C.E.O. Eric Schmidt?
Led Zeppelin Croaks?
And other curious news about these strange days …
George Clinton, Alfresco
The funk musician and his Parliament-Funkadelic collective, including some of his grandkids, open New York City’s summer concert season
Opera Pick of the Week
On Site Opera’s The Road We Came explores Black music history in New York City with walking tours of Manhattan and Harlem
Modern Look
A major show at the Met displays the work of the “New Women” who embraced photography in the first half of the 20th century
The In-Between
Nearly three minutes elapsed between the time an explosion destroyed the Challenger space shuttle’s fuel tank and the death of its crew members. What happened?
Short List
Books to read this week, including an investigation into Juul’s sketchy marketing, a look at history’s most photogenic presidents, and an Everest memoir
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Cis Women
Imagine what might happen if the wokerati decide to retitle other great books, plays, and movies
Christina Quarles
The L.A.-based artist’s dreamy, colorful work breaks down complex subjects of gender, race, and identity
The Belle of Birmingham
Bridgerton star Claudia Jessie left school at 14, suffers from severe panic attacks, and got her start working at a comedy club
The Little-Known Genius Behind Midnight Cowboy and Coming Home
Jerome Hellman was at the vanguard of Hollywood’s 1970s creative rebellion
Cheer Up!
Still finding yourself snared in despair? Slip loose with these tracks from Barbra Streisand, Charles Trenet, Lena Horne, Eydie Gormé, and more
Annette Gordon-Reed
The historian and author of On Juneteenth recommends the best books to read about the state where it all went down: Texas
Espresso à Go-Go!
Our retrofitted Piaggio Apé brings AIR MAIL and java to you
Classical Music’s Underdog
The 24-year-old violinist Randall Goosby has shot to fame on an instrument he named “LeBron”
