Don’t Murder Me
Songs are like people: some shine and some don’t. Here’s a collection of songs that definitely shine, from Benny Goodman, the Gipsy Kings, Bobby “Boris” Pickett, Eddie Noack, and more
Prince Andrew’s Vanity on Full Display
He’s got a new Range Rover and a personalized license plate. (No, it’s not WANKR)
Maria Bakalova
The 24-year-old whom Rudy Giuliani couldn’t keep his hands off of—and who almost stole the Borat sequel
Rupert Bear’s Royal Stamp
The 100th anniversary of a British comic strip that inspired Paul McCartney and Monty Python’s Terry Jones
All Joking Aside
In France, comic books tell serious stories. And, sometimes, they kill
Come Together
In lieu of an American tour, 21-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason records Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals at Abbey Road alongside his musical siblings
Hats Off!
This month, exhibitions on designers Philip Treacy and Halston pay extravagant tribute to headwear
Open Studio
Contemporary artists offer accessible, at-home art projects in a new book, out now
Music Man
With his nasty temper and squalid lifestyle, Beethoven was not an easy genius. Writing from the perspective of his lover, an author explores the appeal
Huntsville Picture Show
Jonathan Becker’s glamorous portraits of Gloria Vanderbilt complement her paintings in a sprawling display at Alabama’s Huntsville Museum of Art
The Dark Side of Lolita
Sue Lyon was 14 when she starred in the film. The producer slept with her anyway
A Study of Female Sexuality
Before her best-seller made her a global sexologist, Shere Hite was a goddess of pulp-fiction and movie-poster illustrations
Bad Lighting
Alexandra Pelosi’s latest documentary, American Selfie, offers a chaotic, unsettling snapshot of the times we’re living in
Man of Letters
Danny DeVito, Edward Norton, and others pay tribute to Bruce Springsteen, whose new 12-track album, Letter to You, is out now
The Idiot Box Meets Its Match
Trump has threatened to start a TV network if he loses the election. So what would that look like?
Infidelity and Murder at a Private New York School
The director of The Night Manager focuses on Manhattan’s addled elite in HBO’s The Undoing
Meeting the Alien
In which the author is thrilled when he hears director Tim Burton wants him for a big part in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
