A Tall Order
Photographs by Joe Woolhead chronicle the demise of the World Trade Center and the building of the new one
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
Feel Flows
Soothe your soul this September with tracks from Django Reinhardt, Jonathan Richman, Donna Summer, and more
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
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
Opera Pick of the Week
From La Scala, a timeless account of Verdi’s Un Ballo In Maschera led by Riccardo Muti, his supreme living interpreter
Working Girls
A former U.S. Army major general brings the untold stories of the women who changed the course of World War II to light
Short List
What to read this week, from a history of British musical theater to an account of the World Trade Center’s rebuilding and an inside look at the deep sea
The Way of the Jackal
Before Edward Fox made the Jackal a household character, Frederick Forsyth wrote the book. Fifty years on, The Day of the Jackal still thrills
White Man for the Job
Jeremy Clarkson gets out the Farrow & Ball. Sort of …
The Wonderful Wizard of Dyson
Eight questions with the inventor James Dyson, who has a new memoir, on electric cars and the thinking behind the $399 hair dryer
