Acqua Alta
Che disastro! A fictional tale recalling the night Peggy Guggenheim, the grande dame of champagne and art, went missing
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
Power to the Beeple
Is multi-million-dollar crypto-art the latest hustle?
The Real Congo
Artcurial Paris’s spring auction focuses on the artists of Congo’s Le Hangar collective, founders of contemporary African art who developed their craft away from Western influence
Making Waves
Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek adapt Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves, awarded the 1996 Golden Palm in Cannes, for Opera Philadelphia
The Dread Pirate Drake
Sir Francis Drake’s biographer traces the 16th-century explorer’s legacy in London, at sea, and beyond
Reverse Migration
Eight questions with Charles M. Blow, the author and New York Times op-ed columnist whose new book is a call to action for Black Americans to move South
Bad Boy Bacon
Francis Bacon’s emergence onto the London social scene—including the time he humiliated Princess Margaret—was as controversial as his paintings
Dressing Ratso
What would Midnight Cowboy be without Dustin Hoffman in his creased white suit?
How to Sneak into Mar-a-Lago
Six ways to get into Trump’s hideous Florida compound, from a guy who’s tested them all. Why? For the fun of it …
The Queen’s Ambush
Who will Meghan and Harry take on next? Could Archie be headed to “Hippie Hogwarts”?
Are We Clear?
Scientology TV picks up where Tom Cruise’s crusade against psychiatry left off
Tripping Out
Lake Street Dive shares their collaborative road-trip playlist, with songs from Mavis Staples, Amber Mark, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, and more
Mads Mikkelsen
The Danish actor, who just took over Johnny Depp’s role in the Fantastic Beasts series, discusses his new film, Another Round, a darkly comic look at middle-aged restlessness
