Who’s That Girl?
Sorry, Joe—at Biden’s inauguration, all eyes were on poet Amanda Gorman
Blood Sport
An activist reveals the shocking truth behind big-game hunting, and the moneyed interests (with the U.S. government in their pocket) that are making sure things don’t change
Biting Back
A German publisher is finally relinquishing rights to a best-selling cookbook, stolen from a Jewish family and republished under an Aryanized name
Call My Agent!
The French comedy featuring Monica Bellucci, Juliette Binoche, and other stars messing with their image is back
Space Odyssey
A book of photographs offers new ways of looking at architecture, its influence, and its surroundings
Electrifying Guitar
How the 60s hit “Classical Gas” became the anthem of movies, television, and, most recently, The Queen’s Gambit
Living in Mono
Phil Spector, the thorny mastermind behind the Wall of Sound, died last week. Herewith, a collection of songs—from the Ronettes, the Ramones, and more—that demonstrate the power of his hidden hand
Do the Twist
More than 20 years after the puppeteer Basil Twist debuted his genre-defying response to Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique,” a film version is available for streaming
Short List
What to read this week, including new books from Joan Didion and George Saunders, and a 1500s polar adventure gone wrong
The Talented Mrs. Highsmith
One hundred years after Patricia Highsmith’s birth, the Talented Mr. Ripley author’s life and work remain as appealing as ever. What’s her secret?
Big Little Life
Fans remember him as the boisterous R&B singer. But Little Richard had a complicated personal life—and leaves a profound legacy
The Nanny Diaries
Kiley Reid worked as a babysitter in New York before fictionalizing her experience for the page. The resulting novel explores racism and liberal hypocrisy
Larger than Life
An exhibition pairing Henry Moore’s oversized sculptures and 70 of his drawings goes on show at the newly reopened Museo Novecento, in Florence
The Most Famous Cop in Paris
For 15 years, Caroline Proust has been the center of Spiral, the French crime drama that’s a global hit
Race Against the Clock
The story behind J.F.K.’s 1960 victory is inextricably tied to M.L.K., his imprisonment, and the Kennedy team that helped free him
A Treasure Story for Adults
The Dig tells the riveting tale of the most famous archaeological excavation in Britain in modern times
Can We Erase Trump?
On this week’s podcast, sharp-eyed AIR MAIL satirist Barry Blitt on four years of drawing That Guy … and how he might detox
Comic-Book Villain … or Severe-Acne Drug?
Do you know the difference?
