Great Dane
With a new leading role in The Investigation, Pilou Asbaek confirms he’s one of Scandinavia’s most versatile actors
The Truman Show
He both mingled with and shredded high society. A new documentary asks: Who was Truman Capote, really?
Ripley’s Match
Richard Bradford’s new biography of Patricia Highsmith evokes a flawed genius who bridged crime writing and high literature
Ralph Fiennes Unearths His Heart
In The Dig, a movie for these days, the actor creates the anti-Voldemort, a man of kindness and compassion
Are You One of “the Smug Vaccinated”?
Alessandra Stanley discusses the new haves and have-nots: those who’ve gotten the shot, and those scheming on how to jump the line
My Ever Changing Moods
Songs for mutable minds, from Marvin Gaye, Seu Jorge, Frank Ocean, the Kinks, and more
Opera Pick of the Week
De Mondonville’s Titon et l’Aurore, by William Christie, Basil Twist, and Paris’s Opéra Comique …
Inès Longevial
The young French painter’s large, vibrant works take inspiration from the Spanish artists of the last century
Electrifying Guitar
How the 60s hit “Classical Gas” became the anthem of movies, television, and, most recently, The Queen’s Gambit
Who’s That Girl?
Sorry, Joe—at Biden’s inauguration, all eyes were on poet Amanda Gorman
Biting Back
A German publisher is finally relinquishing rights to a best-selling cookbook, stolen from a Jewish family and republished under an Aryanized name
Call My Agent!
The French comedy featuring Monica Bellucci, Juliette Binoche, and other stars messing with their image is back
