Pawn Star
It’s sexy. It’s smart. The Queen’s Gambit gets chess (and the game’s inherent sexism) just about right
Léna in Paris
With the publication of a self-help book that is outselling classics, millennial influencer Léna Mahfouf casts herself as a French girl next door
Lockdown Pick-Me-Up
The deputy books editor at The Times of London recommends the best humorous volumes to take the edge off, including classics from Nora Ephron, Bill Bryson, and P. G. Wodehouse
New This Week
Roger Lewis reviews Douglas Murray’s biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, Oscar Wilde’s lover, and Tom Burgis unravels a web of financial crime in Kleptopia, reviewed by Simon Nixon
Mean Streets
A documentary takes to the streets of Venezuela to chronicle the day-to-day life of a nation in crisis
Gold Rush
Photographs celebrate the epic car chase in Goldfinger, set in scenic Switzerland and starring the late Sean Connery
When the Sun Set on Billy Wilder
Despite Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, and The Apartment, the director had become unbankable by the 1970s
Reborn on the Bayou
Head way down South to find the source of modern jazz, with tracks from Snooks Eaglin, King James & the Special Men, the Meters, Eddie Bo, and more
David Sedaris Brings the Laughs
The humorist delivers some very welcome comic relief
Margaret Atwood
The author of The Handmaid’s Tale is best known for her fiction, but she’s been a poet all her life. Here, she shares her favorites in the genre
The Best of Sedaris
An interview with David Sedaris about his preferences and peeves, on the occasion of his visit to the U.S.—and his new book
Diana Enters the Firm
That wedding. Those rumors. The scandals. A sneak peek at the new season of The Crown
Frost, Nixon, et al.
In his son’s new podcast, David Frost, who interviewed Gloria Steinem, Robert Kennedy, and, famously, Richard Nixon, reflects on the art of the interview
Color Her World
Exhibitions in Oxfordshire and New York capture Cecily Brown, the British painter of bold, energetic works, at her finest
A Mission from God
Five years in the making, a limited-edition three-volume collection zeroes in on the magic of the Sistine Chapel
Larger Than Life
The British explorer takes readers to Okavango Delta in Botswana, the majestic African elephant’s favorite watering hole
