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Two Lovers

Sylvia Plath’s biographer uncovers the poems her husband, Ted Hughes, wrote for her after her tragic death

Joker Face

Citizen Mank

David Fincher and Gary Oldman illuminate the tortured psyche of one of Hollywood’s greatest screenwriters

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

A Family Affair

Pawn Star

It’s sexy. It’s smart. The Queen’s Gambit gets chess (and the game’s inherent sexism) just about right

A Harvard Whodunit

Take It to the Limit … and Perhaps Beyond

Hit the open road with Nena, David Bowie, DMX, and Herbie Hancock

A Day in the Life

On the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ breakup, early photographs capture the band on the cusp of fame

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

Ross MacDonald’s Sketchbook

A Tale of Two Britains

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

You’re Fired!

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

Color Her World

Exhibitions in Oxfordshire and New York capture Cecily Brown, the British painter of bold, energetic works, at her finest

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

Books and Bombs

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

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

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook