Department of Insanity
Move over, DOGE—Group Receiving Inducements For Trump (GRIFT), the president’s newest government agency, is draining the swamp, one luxury jet at a time
Inside the Sexual-Abuse Scandal That’s Shocked Italy
On this week’s podcast, Elena Clavarino looks at how a scion of one of Venice’s storied families went bad
Lunch with Natasha Lyonne
On this week’s Table for Two, everyone’s favorite gravel-voiced actress describes the target audience for Poker Face, why she should be the face of a pro-smoking ad campaign, and more
The G-Man Writes Again
Former F.B.I. director James Comey on working for George W. Bush and Barack Obama; advice for the current director, Kash Patel; and the art of his second act: writing thrillers
The Pathological Ironist
Percival Everett, whose novel James won the Pulitzer Prize this month, talks Trump, Twain, and fighting darkness with humor
The “Dollar Princess” Diaries
John Singer Sargent’s portraits of Gilded Age heiresses who married into the British aristocracy go on view in London
Getting Lit
Literary salons are making a comeback in London, where live readings—complete with D.J.’s—are eclipsing nightclubs
Shakespeare on Pointe
Balanchine’s 1962 adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a magical tale of love and longing, returns to New York City Ballet
Benito Skinner
In his new series, Overcompensating, the 31-year-old comedian joins stars such as Megan Fox, Kaia Gerber, and Charli XCX to tell his coming-out story
Hollywood in Bloom
From Come September to Love in the Afternoon, a look at the film industry’s most memorable celebrations of spring
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a new boxed set of Jane Austen’s novels, an account of the fabled 1917 sighting of the Virgin Mary in Portugal, and a portrait of the Roman poet Horace
Prabal Gurung’s Guide to Kathmandu
The Nepalese-American fashion designer shares his favorite spots in his hometown
A Ziegfeld Girl Recalls the Forgotten War
After Cosette, Eliza Doolittle, and Sondheim’s Dot, Melissa Errico channels her great aunt Rose
Eighties Mania!
From the eruption of Mount Saint Helens to the rise of Madonna, Indira Gandhi’s assassination, and shoulder pads, two new books capture the bold, anarchic spirit of the decade
The Mean Girls Next Door
How Tina Fey turned a self-help manual for anxious mothers into the quintessential teen movie of the early aughts
The Amazing Jack Kirby
The co-creator of Captain America, Iron Man, and the Avengers gets his first museum retrospective
The People’s Mother
From McDonald’s to Disneyland, mums’ races, and school drop-offs, no aspect of Princess Diana’s identity was more heavily scrutinized than her role as a mother to William and Harry
When a Billionaire Buys Your General Store
On this week’s podcast, Carrie Monahan looks at the latest oddity among the 0.1-percenters on Long Island’s East End
Lily McInerny
In a starring role alongside Chloë Sevigny, the 26-year-old brings new energy to a coming-of-age classic
