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A Scientist of Sorrow

London Calling

Roy Mehta’s Brent photographs reveal a rarely seen side of London and its diverse communities

Ross MacDonald’s Sketchbook

Divine Divas

Music to celebrate the fairer sex with, from Jan Bradley, Mina, Bettye Swann, and Lucinda Williams

First Contact

He’s known as the nerdy genius whose Twitter feed moves markets and bridges bizarre factions of the left and right. But Elon Musk’s greatest skill is scoring talent

Bank Notes

Morfydd Clark

The young Welsh actress landed her breakout role as the star of Rose Glass’s debut thriller, Saint Maud. Next up: the new Lord of the Rings TV series

M Is for Man Ray

What Would Elon Musk Do?

On this week’s podcast, a look at his secrets to success. Plus, Woody Allen; Boris Johnson’s domestic problems; and much more

Opera Pick of the Week

Productions of the Holocaust-era Der Kaiser von Atlantis spanning both sides of the Atlantic, from the Deutsche Oper am Rhein and the Atlanta Opera

Any Woman’s Blues

King’s Gambit

The author of the definitive account of the abdication crisis of 1936 reveals new details about Edward VIII, Wallis Simpson, and a covered-up assassination attempt

Con Artistes

It’s Britney, B*tch

A slutty-uniform-wearing Britney Spears sealed her fate as the Princess of Pop at just 16. All these years later, we’re still in her thrall

Arab Baroque

Bugsy Siegel, Thespian

The notorious mobster behind the modernization of the Las Vegas Strip had a hidden ambition: to become a Hollywood star

Time Regained

Publishing next month, the long-lost writings of Marcel Proust promise a window into the mind and work of the French writer

Andrea Ferolla’s Sketchbook

Far from Normal

Daisy Edgar-Jones achieved global success in the pop-culture juggernaut Normal People. What’s next?

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Nicholas Jarecki

The screenwriter and director tackles the opioid crisis with his new thriller, Crisis

The Best Is Yet to Come

Delighted that things seem to be looking up in 2021? Celebrate and remain hopeful with these songs from Cher, Harry Belafonte, Cat Stevens, and more

Murder, They Wrote

Beyond “Dead White Men in Periwigs”