The Riddle Behind the Enigma Code
Britain’s Commando comics tell a sugarcoated version of W.W. II—especially when it comes to the Enigma machine’s role in the Allied victory
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
A thriller inspired by a true-crime documentary about a suburban-housewife pyramid scheme turned deadly, and more
Bob Evans’s Rolodex to the Rescue
The making of the starriest, most hastily forgotten, and least effective anti-drug special of all time
Match Point-and-Shoot
From Italian cities to French coasts to Scottish hills, a new coffee-table book collects photographs of the world’s most beautiful tennis courts
When Robert Evans Got High on Himself
On this week’s podcast, James Sikura takes us behind the scenes of the Hollywood producer’s bizarre anti-drug special
Caillebotte’s Circle
A Gustave Caillebotte exhibition in Chicago highlights the Impressionist’s paintings of the family, friends, and sitters who shaped his work
How I Eat My Steak
What does your tenderloin say about you?
Imogen Waterhouse
The 31-year-old British actress and sister of Suki Waterhouse revives her American accent for the second season of The Buccaneers
Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age
From Montgomery Clift to Marlene Dietrich, a new book pulls back the curtain on the queer people behind many of history’s classic films
Shake It Off
Panic Shack, an obscure female punk band from Wales, has gone viral on TikTok, thanks to their girl-power dance moves
A Match Made in Hell
Suicides, Nazi-esque orgies, and a classic P. G. Wodehouse character: the radioactive legacy of British Fascist Oswald Mosley and Diana Mitford
Fashion Forward
An exhibition in Paris celebrates Paul Poiret, the early-20th-century couturier who freed women from corsets and inspired designers from Christian Dior to John Galliano
The Island of Jared Kushner
On this week’s podcast, a look at the latest hustle from Trump’s son-in-law: a luxury resort with poisonous snakes
The Seven-Year Hitch
Director Billy Wilder wanted sex in Marilyn Monroe’s comedy about infidelity—but Hollywood’s prohibitive censorship rules wouldn’t allow it
Less Was More
A new documentary explores the complicated legacy of Jule Campbell, the woman behind the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Tadao Ando’s Lessons in Light
From Paris to Osaka to St. Louis, a new coffee-table book collects the Japanese architect’s bright, delicate designs, photographed by Richard Pare
Atsuko Okatsuka
In her new special, Father, the Japanese-Taiwanese comedian finds the humor in her unorthodox upbringing