Sonic Tonics
Lose (or find) yourself in tracks from Aphex Twin, John Coltrane, an Environments album, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and more
Identity Crisis
While the younger of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s two sons struck out on his own, the older struggled to break free from his father’s shadow
A Vlog to Remember
Anne Frank’s diary is retold as a YouTube video about a teenager in hiding from the Nazis
The Leonardo Whisperer
Four decades spent studying Italian Renaissance art taught Carmen Bambach as much about navigating a field still dominated by men as it did about Leonardo da Vinci
Wellness Formula
The relaxation guru behind the cool-as-cucumbers personalities of Rudy Giuliani and Gordon Ramsay reveals her secrets for keeping loose and carrying on
Donald Trump’s Completely Unverified Coronavirus Diary*
Melania makes a run for an epicenter of the coronavirus, Boris reports in from his sickbed, and the president struggles to distinguish between “She” and “Xi”: a week in the life
There in Spirit
London’s Chris Beetles Gallery launches “Spirit of England,” a weekly series of online exhibitions for browsing and buying
Roxana Halls
How should women act? The British artist’s subversive feminist works are gleefully unapologetic
Can Normal People Make It on TV?
Fans worship Sally Rooney as the voice of a generation. But will her best-seller translate to TV?
“Hope You Are Well.”
(And Flush!)
A headshaking selection of “concerned” e-mails we’ve received
Seven Score and Fifteen Years Ago …
The author of a new book on Lincoln’s second inaugural address captures the country at a historic crossroads
The Year in Pop Music, So Far
Cool new songs from D Smoke, Carly Pearce, Christine and the Queens, Tame Impala, and more
Fear’s Labyrinth
Fear and courage go hand in hand. America’s genius of modern dance, Martha Graham, understood and embodied both.
All Hail Tiger King!
It’s the strangest, weirdest documentary in ages—and in this strange, weird moment gives us what we crave: fun
