The Man Behind Roger Ailes and Winston Churchill
John Lithgow joins the show
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
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
Capers Corner
A soundtrack for the mischievous, from Joe Jackson, Jimmy Cliff, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, and more
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
Taking a Vaxxation
Here’s why so many Americans are unwilling to get a shot
Rumbled in the Jungle
The 1974 championship bout between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, in Zaire, forever changed the lives of both fighters—and the writers who covered it
The Met Ball Hall of … Fame?
If you thought this year’s event looked like a cross between Halloween and the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, you aren’t alone. They don’t call it the “Costume” Institute for nothing
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
The Fraud That Defines Our Times
What you need to know as the Theranos–Elizabeth Holmes trial gets underway
Phillipa Soo
She originated the role of Eliza Hamilton in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway hit. Now the American actress is branching out
Not So Normal People
The characters in Sally Rooney’s latest novel are worlds apart from the Deuxmoi-obsessed millennials to whom it’s catered. We’ll all read it anyway
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
