Nothing to See Here
The author of a new biography on the Dalai Lama demystifies the leader’s unassuming stoicism
Too Close for Comfort
In HBO’s The Plot Against America, from the Philip Roth novel, the present-day parallels are profoundly disturbing
Hand’s Turn
The arabesque’s presence in art ranges from Hellenistic times to Islamic design to the decorative arts, music, and dance.
Disney’s Real Wizard
In his 15 years running the company, Bob Iger brought many prizes into the fold: Pixar, Lucasfilm, and Marvel. One of his other brilliant moves was bringing in Alan Horn
Local Time
The fate of Brazil’s indigenous Yanomami, chronicled for years by photographer Claudia Andujar, rests largely in the hands of the country’s rash, racist president
Suicide Watch
Caroline Flack, the engaging former host of Love Island, is the third person from the show to kill herself. Beneath the Botox and bikinis lie some dark secrets
Flower Power
Drag diva, fashion model, and budding beauty impresario Violet Chachki specializes in her own brand of feminine mystique
Leap of Faith
Extra! Extra! A February 29 soundtrack from the Velvet Underground, Fiona Apple, the Pretenders, Billie Eilish, Mink DeVille, and more
Mark Morris
When one of the most influential choreographers alive today has a minute to himself, he reads
White House of Horrors
A scandal that prefigured today’s appalling Trump escapades. Plus: chasing, and catching, Cosby
It Takes One to Know One
The author of a biography of Dave Brubeck on the jazz pianist’s little-known friendship with bebop sensation Charlie Parker
“Kanye West Put the Kardashian Sisters to Open the Dictionary!”
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