Shades of Black
The first major African-American filmmaker still has a lot to tell us
Quality Control
Songs that have been selected for your listening pleasure, from Sly and the Family Stone, the Staple Singers, Gang Starr, Paul McCartney, and more
Louvre Affair
Writing a new book on the Parisian institution, reopening July 6, brought its share of surprises
The White House Bunker Diaries
Reports on a week of protests, straight from the unmasked source*
Cyber Castoffs
A visual history of computers that are gone but not forgotten
“That’s What She Said!” (And He, Too)
A brief, writers’-room oral history of The Office
A Smile Session
Tracks to turn frowns upside down, from Vince Guaraldi, Toots and the Maytals, Bob Dylan, Dorothy Ashby, and more
Say His Name. Remember His Face
How artists have reacted to George Floyd’s killing
Before Cable Was Cool
A new book tells the story of CNN, Ted Turner, and the birth of the 24-hour news cycle
Lina’s World
The radical architect and designer Lina Bo Bardi transformed Brazil with her ambitious creations
Dog Days Come Early
Those interminable summer days have arrived well in advance of the season itself: 24 hours in the life of, well, everyone
Deepening the Dye
From bird-watching to Warhol-watching, the lockdown is an exercise in patience and concentration
Final Cut
Parisian cinephiles are in an uproar over the actions of an American real-estate investor
Is It Curtains for British Theater?
After the lockdown, fears of a “total collapse”
