Short List
Books to read this week, including fresh looks at Norman Jewison and Stephen Hawking, and an enlightened guide to parenting
Floral Tribute
The pioneering photographer Anna Atkins is not nearly as well known as her contemporaries, such as Henry Fox Talbot. Her work reveals photography’s transition from science to art
When Mildred Met Sally
How did American college dropout Mildred Gillars become Axis Sally, the voice behind English-language Nazi propaganda during W.W. II?
Flowery Verses
Music, like gardens, is often better when you don’t have to do the work yourself. Let Jerry Lee Lewis, Nina Simone, Bobby Vinton, the Wailin’ Jennys, and others do the heavy lifting this spring
The New Books People Are Obsessing Over
Arts and books editor Julia Vitale joins Ashley and Mike to talk about one of their favorite subjects: What are you reading?
The Real Deal
As cultural workers have had their livelihoods crushed by the pandemic, the New Deal’s arts projects are suddenly relevant again
Why Cruella Is This Year’s Most Stylish Film
Emma Stone and Emma Thompson face off in 1970s London, as punk takes on couture
Street Cars Named Desire
Citroëns, Corvettes, and a bright-blue Fiat 500 get their due in a new book collecting the coolest classic cars
Opera Pick of the Week
A new production of Aribert Reimann’s Lear premieres at the Bavarian State Opera
Hopping Around
Coming of age in the Roaring Twenties, the heirs to the Guinness-beer fortune favored dance and drink over careers and philanthropy
Background Check
The story of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie’s greatest detective, goes well beyond Christie’s own
Where Photography and Fashion Meet
A new volume unites the work of two greats: the photographer Peter Lindbergh and the couturier Azzedine Alaïa
The Great Escape
How Nixon and Brando prevented another massacre at Wounded Knee—and allowed American Indian leader Dennis Banks to run free
The Podcast People Are Talking About
Morning Meeting is where the conversation begins. Listen in!
