The Good, the Bach, and the Ugly
Playwright Nina Raine unpicks the difficult personality of the 18th-century composer
Songs with Atmosphere
A selection of 14 songs that defy description
Love at First Letter
Inside the bizarre world of dating, sex, and marriage in America’s prisons
Bret Easton Ellis’s Rules of Attraction
The shock jock of American letters is back with a serialized audiobook that eschews the culture wars for something closer to home
Short List
Books to read this week, including a memoir from Rachel Johnson, sister of Boris; an inside look at the Secret Service; the true story of a Montauk shipwreck; and a colorful history of spas
Match Made in Hell, Part II
What would you do if the man you were sleeping with turned out to be a psychopath on the U.K.’s most-wanted list?
Building Castles in the Air
Photographs highlight the revolutionary work of today’s leading women architects
Jamie Lee Curtis’s Notes on (Summer) Camp
She’s got a new Audible series … and thoughts on what is scary
Did a Doomed Love Inspire the Eiffel Tower?
It’s a symbol of romance, but the designer was motivated by other emotions
Digital Liberation
The Internet can be a dangerous place for women. But it has also powered a revolutionary global movement for women’s rights
O’Keeffe O’Clock
New York City street scenes meet oversize flowers and the American West in a sweeping survey of Georgia O’Keeffe’s epic work
Lisa Lloyd
The British artist making intricate birds, butterflies, and flowers out of just two materials: paper and card
Tracks of Your Tears
Feeling down even though things are looking up? You’re certainly not alone. Allow yourself some time to run the full gamut of emotions, with songs from Lana Del Rey, Roy Orbison, Julie London, Dr. John, and more
