A Different Draft of History
Oktoberfest 1900 gives the Bavarian beer festival an injection of Scorsese menace and mayhem
Lust in Translation
Bill Murray is back in the picture in Sofia Coppola’s new film about Gen X marriage, On the Rocks
R.B.G., Before She Was Notorious
Spirited chat about this week’s top stories
Autumn Armagnac
Mellow melodies to suit the season, from Big Star, Billie Holiday, Eva Cassidy, Neil Young, Yo La Tengo, and more
Flunkies
What if Trump’s pardoned miscreants all had to teach grade school?
The Soul of Wit
“Table Top Shakespeare,” comprising brief adaptations of the bard’s works, launches an At Home edition
2020 Alibi
A coronavirus whodunit
Across the Universe
Fifty years after the Beatles parted, their enduring magic still lights up rock’s firmament
Flak Catchers
In an interview never before published in English, old friends Gay Talese and Tom Wolfe discuss American taboos, Trump, and his women
Her Royal Deepness
Can you tell the real Meghan Markle–isms from the fake? Test your Sussex Squad cred with this quiz!
A Stand-Up Duchess
Fearless, filthy, and brash, Katherine Ryan is a single mother—and Netflix star—seizing her moment
Out of Africa
A selection of songs from the birthplace of humanity, by Fela Kuti, Swamp Dogg, Mahmoud Ahmed, Rihanna, and more
The Family Jewels
Spirited chat about this week’s top stories
Cold Dead Hand
A top N.R.A. leader explains what happened when he ratted out the gun lobbyist of tutti gun lobbyists, Wayne LaPierre
Kids These Days
Mary Ellen Mark’s gritty photographs evoke the resilience and spirit of youth
“I Know Those Guys”
Before he met Nora Ephron, Nick Pileggi learned everything he needed to know to write Goodfellas in Bensonhurst
