Donald Trump’s Completely Unverified Coronavirus Diary*
Melania makes a run for an epicenter of the coronavirus, Boris reports in from his sickbed, and the president struggles to distinguish between “She” and “Xi”: a week in the life
Roxana Halls
How should women act? The British artist’s subversive feminist works are gleefully unapologetic
Can Normal People Make It on TV?
Fans worship Sally Rooney as the voice of a generation. But will her best-seller translate to TV?
“Hope You Are Well.”
(And Flush!)
A headshaking selection of “concerned” e-mails we’ve received
The Year in Pop Music, So Far
Cool new songs from D Smoke, Carly Pearce, Christine and the Queens, Tame Impala, and more
Seven Score and Fifteen Years Ago …
The author of a new book on Lincoln’s second inaugural address captures the country at a historic crossroads
There in Spirit
London’s Chris Beetles Gallery launches “Spirit of England,” a weekly series of online exhibitions for browsing and buying
Fear’s Labyrinth
Fear and courage go hand in hand. America’s genius of modern dance, Martha Graham, understood and embodied both.
All Hail Tiger King!
It’s the strangest, weirdest documentary in ages—and in this strange, weird moment gives us what we crave: fun
In the Pink City
The author unveils her book, The Cartiers, at the Jaipur Literature Festival, where a century before, her great-grandfather had regularly traveled to meet clients
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
A book showcasing exquisite drawings both ancient and modern captures our evergreen relationship with mapping the world
Some Things Never Change
The author of a book on the Black Death reflects on how little human nature has evolved since that crisis
Fire-Escape Songs
Step outside yourself with Memphis Slim, Sharon Van Etten, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, the Shins, Bob Dylan, and more
Field Kallop
Math, science, and the mysteries of the cosmos all feature into the mesmerizing work of this emerging New York artist
Drawn and Quartered
On the 40th anniversary of Yes Minister, the wickedly great caricaturist looks back on the creation of those iconic opening credits