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Beyond “Dead White Men in Periwigs”

Time Regained

Publishing next month, the long-lost writings of Marcel Proust promise a window into the mind and work of the French writer

The Other Side of Britney Spears

Lili Anolik discusses what the new documentary gets wrong about the Princess of Pop

It’s Britney, B*tch

A slutty-uniform-wearing Britney Spears sealed her fate as the Princess of Pop at just 16. All these years later, we’re still in her thrall

Nicholas Jarecki

The screenwriter and director tackles the opioid crisis with his new thriller, Crisis

Far from Normal

Daisy Edgar-Jones achieved global success in the pop-culture juggernaut Normal People. What’s next?

Arab Baroque

Andrea Ferolla’s Sketchbook

Con Artistes

Opera Pick of the Week

The Met Opera honors Dmitri Hvorostovsky with seven nights of streamed performances, including Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, with Renée Fleming

Life in the Portal

The Real Thing?

His Younger and More Vulnerable Years

Leg Candy

Leading Ladies

Women used to be Hollywood’s stars. Today, even in the wake of #MeToo, the film industry is a man’s game. What happened?

Risko’s Sketchbook

Heart of Darkness

It was only after Robert Maxwell’s death that the world realized how far his criminality extended. Yet the riddle surrounding his final moments endures

Funny Valentines

Oh, the things we overlook for love. Herewith, honest tracks for faithful lovers, from Alvin Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, Dorothy Lamour, and more

The Victorian John and Yoko

Sounds of Silence

A collection of photographs captures the calm that has given Venice room to breathe and its treasures a chance to shine during the coronavirus pandemic

Rupert Murdoch’s Rival—and His Mysterious Death

On this week’s podcast, a riveting look at Robert Maxwell, the father of Ghislaine; and much more

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Unwrapped

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Record High

How did Warner Bros. Records land the Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, and Prince?