The Podcast You Need
Smart takes, a new issue, and the skinny on Squid Game. Morning Meeting has it all
Body and Soul
Soul music to make you move, from Billy Preston, Prince, George Duke, D’Angelo, and more
Jaden Michael
Colin Kaepernick meets his match in the star who plays him as an aspiring high-school football player grappling with racism in Colin in Black & White
A Man for All Seasons
From fashion to film to a stint at magazine editing, Tom Ford does it all. In the foreword to a new book, the author tries to describe how Ford became Tom Ford
Mann, Uninterrupted
Aimee Mann, who provided the songs for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia and was one of the Big Lebowski nihilists, has a new album
Staff Picks
This week, don’t miss a collection of letters by writers from Beckett to Vonnegut; a history of the 13th Tour de France; and a guide to the world’s most peculiar foods
Opera Pick of the Week
From Brussels, The Time of Our Singing, an operatic mixed-race American family saga, speaks to our historical moment with an eloquence that transcends it
Flipping the Godfather Script
Mario Puzo was an avid gambler, novelist, and pizza eater. But there was one department where he could use some help: screenwriting
Honor Swinton Byrne
The actress reveals what it’s like to act alongside her mother
Exposing Her Weiner
Huma Abedin claims she had never heard of sex addiction until her husband’s sexting scandal broke
Taxi Driving
An illustrated history of the New York taxicab recalls the glory days of early motorized cars and spacious Checkers
The Lap of Luxury
A new memoir reveals the late Karl Lagerfeld in all of his complexity
A Podcast Full of Treats (and a Few Tricks)
From Kylie Jenner’s “swimsuits” to a zombie hotel, we’ve got it all this week
Striking a Chord
Songs that register with us all, from LCD Soundsystem, Grace Jones, Elton John, and more
Jerusalem Syndrome
The Christian obsession with the holy city has played a key role in creating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—and remains a stumbling block to its resolution