Bloomsbury’s Naked Truth
Famed artist Duncan Grant’s “lost” trove of erotic drawings discovered under bed
Bruce Wagner’s Woke Universe
After his publisher balked at his use of a certain word, Hollywood’s master of satire posts his new novel online for free
One for the Books
Heywood Hill, among the world’s most revered bookshops, is launching a somewhat unique literary prize
Second-Wives Club
Armie Hammer, Lily James, and Kristin Scott Thomas remake the Hitchcock classic Rebecca
Another Side of Springsteen
Call him by his name. And dive deeper into Bruce with these 20 outtakes, bootlegs, and lesser-known tracks from his albums
For a Good Time in Paris, Call Her
“Madame Claude” supplied high-end prostitutes to J.F.K., the Shah of Iran, Frank Sinatra, and others. Was she a feminist icon or a thug?
A Smooth Blend
In this week’s podcast, the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, brings Ashley and Mike some comforting (and tasty) ideas
Magic Man
The American photographer Rodney Smith saw the world through black-and-white-colored glasses
Seeing Things
Seamus Heaney’s biographer looks at what makes a poet essential
Anarchists in the Kitchen?
What if The Great British Bake Off were an Antifa sleeper cell?
This Land Is Your Land
Finding it difficult to recognize America? This collection of songs will remind you what the country’s all about
Rupert Everett Can’t Help Himself
The devastating male beauty of 80s and 90s cinema, the star of Another Country, Dance with a Stranger, and My Best Friend’s Wedding, plays a porno villain in the new British series Adult Material
Graydon Carter on PTSD (Post-Trump Stress Disorder)
In this week’s podcast, Graydon joins Mike and Ashley for a discussion of what’s left of Trump’s brain
Charlotte Hope
The Game of Thrones actress on the difficulty of moving on from playing Henry VIII’s first wife
Out of Control
Filmed in secrecy in the months since the coronavirus outbreak, Alex Gibney’s new documentary delivers the true tale—and scope—of the U.S.’s failure
Bringing Up Cary
The actor’s early years—he was born Archie Leach in Bristol, U.K.—stayed with him long after he became Cary Grant
Sex and the Ambitious Girl
Imagining what goes on in the mind of rich-husband collector Barbara Amiel
