Funny Valentines
Oh, the things we overlook for love. Herewith, honest tracks for faithful lovers, from Alvin Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, Dorothy Lamour, and more
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
Opera Pick of the Week
A new presentation of David T. Little’s Soldier Songs, starring baritone Johnathan McCullough and available for streaming by the Opera Philadelphia
All in the Family
Like his daughter Ghislaine, the notorious British media baron Robert Maxwell was a monster. How did it all start?
David Mamet
With theaters shut, read what the playwrights are reading. In Mamet’s case, this means William Bolitho (introduced to him by Shel Silverstein), Christopher Hollis, and Pierre Berton
Heroes and Villains
Stan Lee’s final days were as tragic and conflict-filled as his career was momentous. The comic-book legend’s biographer reveals the roots of his undoing
O Comrade, My Comrade!
This year’s Russian entry to the Oscars dramatizes a Soviet-era industrial-workers’ strike turned infamous massacre
Future Shock
Eight questions with Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction, whose new book contemplates the earth’s precarious future
The Masculine Mystique
Everyone wants a piece of Harry Styles
Fran Lebowitz Has a Few Things to Say …
The inimitable New Yorker on lockdown, Trump, outdoor dining, and more
The Absurd, Redefined
Was Albert Camus offed by a K.G.B. kill squad? (Probably not)
The Good Earth
Stay grounded with songs from Tracy Chapman, John Denver, Bill Withers, and more
Adam Hugill
The 23-year-old went from training camp in Yorkshire to acting in Sam Mendes’s 1917. Now Hugill stars in BBC America’s The Watch
