Alan Partridge Has Something to Say
“It’s the real, raw, be-cardiganed me.” Britain’s No. 1 raconteur is back with a podcast
Soul-Searching
They are known as history’s most ruthless warriors, but the Vikings also believed in luck and guardian angels
Go Time
The author of a new book on the future of business thought the coronavirus would upend it. Instead, the pandemic proved its central thesis: a move toward frictionlessness
What if … Cher Were Postmaster General?
She’s been trying to volunteer at her Malibu post office. What might happen if she got the top job?
Disconcerting
The BBC scraps the “Rule, Britannia!” lyrics from a beloved music program for fear of re-awakening the woke, then reverses its reverse
El Chapo Guzmán, Movie Star
The incarcerated Mexican drug lord isn’t giving up on his Hollywood dreams
Not All Roses
See both sides of love with these songs from Bryan Ferry, Bertrand Burgalat, Carly Simon, Krisma, and more
Good Wood
This fall, artists take inspiration from the nature around them
Magnum Force
A new book collects images of great artists shot by great photographers. Here, photos of Matisse by Robert Capa, Dalí by Philippe Halsman, Frida Kahlo by Werner Bischof, and more
Last Night I Dreamt I Saw Rebecca Again
Armie Hammer and Lily James revisit Daphne du Maurier’s gothic romance
Mixed Up
A collection of day-altering songs from Rodriguez, Françoise Hardy, Iggy Pop, Minnie Riperton, and more