Schlock and Awe
Confessions of a male Hallmark-Christmas-movie addict
Jean-Luc Godard at 90
The New Wave director pokes the artificial veil of Instagram
Groucho’s Dinner with T. S. Eliot
Comedy meets tragedy over roast beef in London
Luis Gerardo Mendez
The actor made it big in Mexico. Now he’s bringing diversity and humor to Hollywood
The Populist and His Flock
The rise and fall of Father Coughlin, the Depression-era version of the departing president
In Love and Song
In Vienna, a new exhibition showcases the lives of Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth, husband-and-wife stars of opera and operetta on both sides of the Atlantic
Subterranean Writer’s Block Blues
Having trouble putting pen to paper (or fingers to keys)? Believe it or not, taking the subway might offer salvation
There and Back Again
A never-before-published collection of essays by J. R. R. Tolkien will reveal new details about The Lord of the Rings
Hide and Seek
Will Maclean added a single extra word to each of the first 1,000 copies of his debut novel. Together, they tell a short story—one which readers are eagerly piecing together
A Day in the Life
Lady Anne Glenconner discusses her friendship with Princess Margaret, her abusive husband, and finally finding happiness
He Contained Multitudes
A Frank Zappa documentary by the co-star of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure brings the musician’s originality to a new generation
The Mice Will Play
The crawling creatures of The Nutcracker, much loved by the choreographer George Balanchine, make their annual appearance this holiday season
Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn
In her first-ever screen role, the British actress stars in Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock, the latest installment in his Small Axe series
Come Up Smiling
If the blues are getting the best of you, look no further than these tracks from Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Tears for Fears, Andra Day, and more
The Game Is Afoot
Netflix and the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle are butting heads over Sherlock Holmes’s true identity
Talking Turkey with Chef Thomas Keller
A post-holiday treat of a show. Plus, should we really feel sorry for … millennials?
Ex Dysmorphia
All bets are off when your ex-boyfriend has a new girlfriend
Mosul’s Moment
A new film from the Russo brothers, directors of Avengers: Endgame, tells the story of the invasion of Iraq through the eyes and voices of those on the ground
A Tale of Two Brothers
How Herman and Joe Mankiewicz won and lost the Hollywood dream
