All Joking Aside
In France, comic books tell serious stories. And, sometimes, they kill
Rupert Bear’s Royal Stamp
The 100th anniversary of a British comic strip that inspired Paul McCartney and Monty Python’s Terry Jones
Maria Bakalova
The 24-year-old whom Rudy Giuliani couldn’t keep his hands off of—and who almost stole the Borat sequel
If Trump Had Been Our World War II President
Down the rabbit hole of a retro-history nightmare
Social Exposures
Camilla McGrath’s photographs of Jackie Kennedy, Mick Jagger, Carrie Fisher, Truman Capote, and others depict worlds colliding
(Box) Office Flop
A lavish short film starring WeWork C.E.O. Adam Neumann’s infamous wife, Rebekah, was a harbinger of things to come
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
Bad Lighting
Alexandra Pelosi’s latest documentary, American Selfie, offers a chaotic, unsettling snapshot of the times we’re living in
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
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
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
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
Hilary Mantel
The author of the Cromwell trilogy recommends her favorite books on her favorite theme: royals
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
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
