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In Love and Song

In Vienna, a new exhibition showcases the lives of Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth, husband-and-wife stars of opera and operetta on both sides of the Atlantic

There and Back Again

A never-before-published collection of essays by J. R. R. Tolkien will reveal new details about The Lord of the Rings

Subterranean Writer’s Block Blues

Having trouble putting pen to paper (or fingers to keys)? Believe it or not, taking the subway might offer salvation

Hide and Seek

Will Maclean added a single extra word to each of the first 1,000 copies of his debut novel. Together, they tell a short story—one which readers are eagerly piecing together

A Day in the Life

Lady Anne Glenconner discusses her friendship with Princess Margaret, her abusive husband, and finally finding happiness

He Contained Multitudes

A Frank Zappa documentary by the co-star of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure brings the musician’s originality to a new generation

The Mice Will Play

The crawling creatures of The Nutcracker, much loved by the choreographer George Balanchine, make their annual appearance this holiday season

The Game Is Afoot

Netflix and the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle are butting heads over Sherlock Holmes’s true identity

Talking Turkey with Chef Thomas Keller

A post-holiday treat of a show. Plus, should we really feel sorry for … millennials?

Murder, They Wrote

Pakistan on the Edge

Ashamed Shamans

Ex Dysmorphia

All bets are off when your ex-boyfriend has a new girlfriend

Mosul’s Moment

A new film from the Russo brothers, directors of Avengers: Endgame, tells the story of the invasion of Iraq through the eyes and voices of those on the ground

A Tale of Two Brothers

How Herman and Joe Mankiewicz won and lost the Hollywood dream

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Birthplaces of Cool

A new book explores masterpieces of architecture by Gio Ponti, Luis Barragán, and Lina Bo Bardi, and the people who live in them

Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn

In her first-ever screen role, the British actress stars in Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, the latest installment in his Small Axe series

Deep-Sea V.R.-ing

Ross MacDonald’s Sketchbook

Come Up Smiling

If the blues are getting the best of you, look no further than these tracks from Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Tears for Fears, Andra Day, and more

A Symphony For Our Time

Conceived by the conductor Marin Alsop with the imprimatur of Carnegie Hall, “Global Ode to Joy” collects clips by concert royalty around the world

Huniford At Home

A new book collects the interiors of James Huniford, ranging from Connecticut barns to his own Tribeca loft

Back to the 70s

Bill Flanagan’s new novel is a music-inspired riff on time-travel classics. In an interview with the author, Tom Freston discusses going back in time—and the best age to do it