Disconcerting
The BBC scraps the “Rule, Britannia!” lyrics from a beloved music program for fear of re-awakening the woke, then reverses its reverse
Good Wood
This fall, artists take inspiration from the nature around them
Mixed Up
A collection of day-altering songs from Rodriguez, Françoise Hardy, Iggy Pop, Minnie Riperton, and more
Ann Goldstein
Elena Ferrante has a new novel. Here, its translator recommends her favorite books about Italy
Magnum Force
A new book collects images of great artists shot by great photographers. Here, photos of Matisse by Robert Capa, Dalí by Philippe Halsman, Frida Kahlo by Werner Bischof, and more
Mean Girl
Ellen DeGeneres faces accusations of, well, you name it
Last Night I Dreamt I Saw Rebecca Again
Armie Hammer and Lily James revisit Daphne du Maurier’s gothic romance
Bach of Ages
An interview with Chinese pianist Lang Lang, who is releasing two new recordings of Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations
Jack Mulhern
At 26, the actor has acted in series for Netflix, Hulu, and HBO. This week sees the premiere of his first movie, a coming-of-age hockey story that hits close to home
Bleeding Love
The author of a new book on American poet E. E. Cummings reveals the wartime love affair that fueled some of his most moving work
Charlotte Philby
The granddaughter of Soviet spy Kim Philby is writing espionage novels from the woman’s point of view
Flights of Fancy
For Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz, the best writing—and reading—offers an escape
The Naked City
With America’s newsrooms closed—some maybe for good—a veteran of the Daily News recalls the paper’s action-packed and alcohol-soaked heyday
