Xi’s Millennial Problem
Decades into China’s economic boom, the country’s young artists are suddenly reckoning with a government that’s switched gears
On Topics
The millennial novelist Miranda Popkey has more to say about #MeToo than you can fit in a hashtag
Smokin’!
Coming off A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper will portray Leonard Bernstein in a Spielberg-and-Scorsese-backed production
Sex (Time) Machine
A new history of sex reveals tales of Clarice Clatterbollocks, testicle thefts, and women keeping live fish in their knickers
Films for Discerning Audiences
The best movies never get made. Time to put a stop to that
Due West
Sixty-three years since its 1957 premiere, a new production of West Side Story, directed by Ivo van Hove, is a testament to the musical’s enduring allure.
The Naked Edge
Ahead of a BBC series on the female nude in Western Art, its creator traces contemporary debates back to Renaissance anxieties over David’s willy
Cinema Paradiso
In her debut movie, Gianni Agnelli’s granddaughter tells the story of an eccentric family in early 1990s Italy
Mayhem for the Ears
Hunted, a fast-paced mystery podcast by the mastermind behind Law & Order, stars Parker Posey
This Town
A new book of photographs chronicles the evolution of New York City’s downtown over a century, from Radio Row to a post-9/11 World Trade Center
Olivia Chantecaille
Start them young: on the best children’s books for budding activists
Full Stoppard
Set in Vienna’s Jewish community in the early part of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt, says the playwright, is “not even close to being autobiographical.” And yet …
Hoosegow Rock
Confined to quarters? Little Richard, Bob Dylan, R.E.M., Kanye West, Dr. John, and the Main Ingredient are among those who can help
Something’s Coming
The West Side Story story is a complicated one, and the new Broadway production has a lot of history to reckon with
