Soul Stirrers
Tracks to turn on your love-light and give you a soulful strut, from Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Katie Webster, P. P. Arnold, and more
Safe Mode
The authors of a new book on the history of quarantines think they’re here to stay
Christine Ko
The Asian-American actress hails from film royalty, but when it comes to her own career, she’s figuring it out on her own
Ascending the Art World
The son of British adventurer Bear Grylls swaps Everest for oil paintings
Here Is New York
Douglas Corrance’s colorful photographs recall summers in 1970s and 1980s New York
Opera Pick of the Week
From Boston Lyric Opera in a bicoastal partnership with Long Beach Opera, the game-changing miniseries Desert In
Comstock’s Ghost
Anthony Comstock spent his life trying to curb women’s rights. His traumatic history makes his mission all the more bizarre—and perverse
Short List
What to read this week, including books on J. Edgar Hoover, Joe McCarthy, and Roy Cohn; the virtues of forgetting; and the life of Rob Sedgwick
Good-bye, Blake Bailey
Book-industry insiders are coming down on both sides of the Blake Bailey–Philip Roth controversy, which resulted in the pulping of Bailey’s Roth bio
Opera Pick of the Week
In Lo Schiavo, Verdi’s forgotten Brazilian disciple tackles colonialism, South American style
Drama Queen
Over a decade-long career at HBO, Miranda Cowley Heller worked on The Sopranos and The Wire. Her debut novel is as fun as the best TV shows
Cinderella’s New Groove
Oscar-winning writer Emerald Fennell brings her distinctive voice to the beloved fairy-tale princess
In Hollywood, He’s in the Driver’s Seat
The stunt genius of the Fast & Furious franchise reveals secrets to creating unforgettable car chases
Inside Trump’s Chaotic and Crazy Final Days
Michael Wolff, best-selling author of Fire and Fury, discusses his riveting new book, Landslide
Songs with Atmosphere
A selection of 14 songs that defy description
The Good, the Bach, and the Ugly
Playwright Nina Raine unpicks the difficult personality of the 18th-century composer
