Billy Howle
Alongside The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and Normal People’s Paul Mescal, the actor leads a new generation of self-made stars
Designing Woman
Julia Haart, the star of My Unorthodox Life, discusses how she rebuilt her life starting at age 43
The Money Shot
Scottish photographer Albert Watson reveals the stories behind his best work
Opera Pick of the Week
Streaming one night only, a new production of Tristan und Isolde from Munich’s Bayerische Staatsoper with dream cast Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros
Short List
What to read in the coming weeks, from memoirs exploring masculinity and the cutthroat world of ballet to a look at the history and future of motion
It’s Complicated
The revolutionary filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl won the hearts of everyone from Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger to Joseph Goebbels and Roger Ailes
WASP’s Nest
Terrified by the distinctly WASP-ish hell of lacking a life’s purpose, Cold War columnist Joe Alsop created a setting for his self-protective, civic-humanist fantasy
The Kids Were Alright
A new documentary explores the gritty intersection of skateboarding and hip-hop in 90s New York
Soul Stirrers
Tracks to turn on your love-light and give you a soulful strut, from Aretha Franklin, Bobby Womack, Katie Webster, P. P. Arnold, and more
Safe Mode
The authors of a new book on the history of quarantines think they’re here to stay
Gen Z and the Great WFH Revolt of 2021
What happens when offices reopen and no one shows up?
Here Is New York
Douglas Corrance’s colorful photographs recall summers in 1970s and 1980s New York
What If …
WeWork’s flamed-out founder, Adam Neumann, were made head of the World Bank?
Ascending the Art World
The son of British adventurer Bear Grylls swaps Everest for oil paintings
