Being There
There’s no substitute for seeing a concert in person, but these tracks will tide you over until that’s a possibility again
Alan Partridge Has Something to Say
“It’s the real, raw, be-cardiganed me.” Britain’s No. 1 raconteur is back with a podcast
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
Not All Roses
See both sides of love with these songs from Bryan Ferry, Bertrand Burgalat, Carly Simon, Krisma, and more
El Chapo Guzmán, Movie Star
The incarcerated Mexican drug lord isn’t giving up on his Hollywood dreams
Disconcerting
The BBC scraps the “Rule, Britannia!” lyrics from a beloved music program for fear of re-awakening the woke, then reverses its reverse
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?
Good Wood
This fall, artists take inspiration from the nature around them
Bach of Ages
An interview with Chinese pianist Lang Lang, who is releasing two new recordings of Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations