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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

Living for the City

A restaurateur shares his tracks to rebuild New York City to, from Bruce Springsteen, Sister Nancy, Gary Clark Jr., and more

Murder, They Wrote

Doctor’s Orders

On Directing

Artists in Action

Soviet Russia meets Weimar Germany in these avant-garde posters and drawings of the early 20th century, a gift to MoMA from the Merrill C. Berman Collection

Can You Face Life After Zoom?

Bobbi Brown on how to lose the “lockdown look.” Plus, the hottest new chef in Paris; a peek at the Oscar nominations; and more

Acqua Alta

Che disastro! A fictional tale recalling the night Peggy Guggenheim, the grande dame of champagne and art, went missing

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

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

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

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

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

Eric Hanson’s Sketchbook

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Montmartre Moment

Ladies of the Skies

Beginning, Middle, and End

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

Tripping Out

Lake Street Dive shares their collaborative road-trip playlist, with songs from Mavis Staples, Amber Mark, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, and more

Remembering the Rickster