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You Heard It Here First

The voice recordings of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton offer a window into two of 20th-century literature’s fieriest spirits

Little Ironies

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

Anjelica Huston sculpts her next act

Big Bird Goes Blue

World-Wise

Songs about our precious planet, from Moondog, Nils Frahm, the Turtles, Rare Earth, Koko Taylor, and more

Wilder at Heart

The Hollywood Issue!

Just in time for the Oscars: Anjelica Huston! Charlie Chaplin! Picks and pans!

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

… And a Casting Agent of Thousands

For 60 years, Boaty Boatwright has been the force behind some of the biggest movie and stage careers

When the Little Tramp Returned to America

In 1972, 20 years after Charlie Chaplin was forced into exile, the man who helped invent Hollywood came to a garden party in Los Angeles. Everyone was there

Opera Pick of the Week

Daniel Catán adapts Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Rappaccini’s Daughter” for a Chicago Opera Theater Spanish-language performance

Malcolm of All Trades

Malcolm Gladwell discusses his new book, Mao Zedong, and why the statues of history’s bad guys should stay up

Hollywood Claws Back

It was a rocky year for the movie industry, but luckily for everyone stuck at home with little to do, some great films were still made. We recommend our Oscar-nominated favorites

Marisa Abela

The Industry star on changing the way we talk about women, sex, and careers

Scott Rudin’s Employee Handbook

Welcome to the team! Here are a few things to know …

Heartbreak Hotel

Photographs from a new book pay homage to the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, the dazzling seafront retreat that has played host to Ernest Hemingway, Jane Birkin, and Mick Jagger, on its 150th anniversary

Donald Robertson’s Sketchbook

Spoonfuls of Sugar

Somerset Revisited

Evelyn Waugh’s beloved home hits the market

Murder, They Wrote

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Nancy Reagan’s Cross to Bear

The First Lady dedicated herself to achieving a picture-perfect life. A look at her traumatic—and covered-up—childhood helps explain why

Emergency Exit

Come out of hiding with these songs from the Animals, Junior Parker, Lyn Collins, Animal Collective, and more

Culture War