Maria Bakalova
The 24-year-old whom Rudy Giuliani couldn’t keep his hands off of—and who almost stole the Borat sequel
Come Together
In lieu of an American tour, 21-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason records Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals at Abbey Road alongside his musical siblings
Hats Off!
This month, exhibitions on designers Philip Treacy and Halston pay extravagant tribute to headwear
Open Studio
Contemporary artists offer accessible, at-home art projects in a new book, out now
Music Man
With his nasty temper and squalid lifestyle, Beethoven was not an easy genius. Writing from the perspective of his lover, an author explores the appeal
The Dark Side of Lolita
Sue Lyon was 14 when she starred in the film. The producer slept with her anyway
A Study of Female Sexuality
Before her best-seller made her a global sexologist, Shere Hite was a goddess of pulp-fiction and movie-poster illustrations
Hilary Mantel
The author of the Cromwell trilogy recommends her favorite books on her favorite theme: royals
Bad Lighting
Alexandra Pelosi’s latest documentary, American Selfie, offers a chaotic, unsettling snapshot of the times we’re living in
Man of Letters
Danny DeVito, Edward Norton, and others pay tribute to Bruce Springsteen, whose new 12-track album, Letter to You, is out now
Huntsville Picture Show
Jonathan Becker’s glamorous portraits of Gloria Vanderbilt complement her paintings in a sprawling display at Alabama’s Huntsville Museum of Art
Your Morning Eye-Opener
In this week’s podcast, Ashley and Mike look at some bad behavior, from a Hollywood sex scandal to Vice problems
Infidelity and Murder at a Private New York School
The director of The Night Manager focuses on Manhattan’s addled elite in HBO’s The Undoing
The Idiot Box Meets Its Match
Trump has threatened to start a TV network if he loses the election. So what would that look like?
Heebie-Jeebies
Don’t let this spooky time of year get the best of you. These songs from World Party, Lou Reed, Sam Cooke, and others will help light the path
Meeting the Alien
In which the author is thrilled when he hears director Tim Burton wants him for a big part in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Here and There
Hunter Barnes spent four years photographing the Native American Nez Perce tribe. A new book of his images celebrates the life of this enigmatic community
Divorcing, Revisited
Susan Taubes’s semi-autobiographical novel was published in 1969 to little acclaim. Its reissuing offers a chance to discover the cutting, long-forgotten gem
Sour Grapes
John Steinbeck’s biographer reveals the story of a friendship gone wrong when Joseph Campbell fell for Steinbeck’s wife Carol
