Do You Believe in Magic?
A new book argues that some of the most astonishing findings in social science are little more than smoke and mirrors
One Part Instinct, Two Parts Grit
Sharon Stone discusses sexism in Hollywood, the plastic surgery she didn’t agree to, and a near fistfight with Basic Instinct co-star Michael Douglas
Let’s Get N.Y.C. Cooking Again!
Everyone’s hungry to get back to normal. Here’s how. Plus: looking for Prince William; bad behavior in paradise; and more
Lovers’ Season
A soundtrack in homage, with music from the Lemonheads, Eddie Hazel, the Beatles, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, and more
Rhiannon Giddens
The American singer’s new album is a moving ode to the pleasures and losses of a year in lockdown
What’s Love Got to Do with It?
HBO’s new documentary on the Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll tells an inspiring story of survival
Post-Nature
Eight Questions with Nathaniel Rich, the novelist and author of Losing Earth, whose new book contemplates a return to the world we’ve ruined
Off the Wall
The photographer Horst A. Friedrichs celebrates the magic of independent booksellers and the volumes on their shelves, from the Strand to Shakespeare and Company
Opera Pick of the Week
Sir David McVicar’s Met Opera staging of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux, starring Sondra Radvanovsky as Britain’s first Queen Elizabeth
Sight and Sound
Eye on Dance, a weekly interview show that ran from 1981 to 2004, was required watching in the dance world. A special archival episode from 1986 is now available for streaming
Re-writing History
Antony Beevor is trading the page for the screen, joining forces with Ridley Scott for a wide-ranging series on W.W. II’s final year
Notes from Under the Sheets
Tracing the pre–Crime and Punishment love affair of Dostoevsky and Polina Suslova, a young, dazzling Russian radical
Frankenthaler and Me
Searching for Helen Frankenthaler gets personal for an author whose past is intertwined with that of the great American artist
Said and Done
Edward Said managed to popularize the idea of a Palestinian state in the Reagan years. His biographer reveals the charm behind the chutzpah
Power to the Beeple
Is multi-million-dollar crypto-art the latest hustle?
A Sentimental Mood
Perhaps none of the arts have suffered from the pandemic more majorly than jazz. Until the post-vaccine Jazz Age arrives, try the next best thing: live recordings
