Virginia Giuffre’s Last Words
An explosive account of alleged abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew is seeing the light of day six months after Giuffre’s suicide
Iris van Herpen’s Guide to Amsterdam
The Dutch fashion designer shares her go-to spots in the city she calls home
Vincent Lo Brutto and Pablo Stahl
With their Parisian gallery and its unconventional outpost at Basel’s private airport terminal, the French gallerist duo is moving beyond the bounds of traditional curation
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
Heroes and victims on the autism spectrum add a layer of complexity and cleverness to this month’s best mystery books and TV shows
Stand-up Guy
Will Arnett plays a recently divorced comic in a bittersweet film directed by Bradley Cooper and co-starring Laura Dern
The Beatnik and the Mobster
How did an unpublished story by Jack Kerouac end up in the possession of Gambino crime boss Paul Castellano?
A Portrait of the Id as an Old Man
The relationship between Kate Moss and Lucian Freud was filled with a charged intimacy—but a new film on the two lacks spark
The Man Behind the Monster
The little-known story of the Harvard professor whose sadistic experiments may have helped transform Ted Kaczynski into the Unabomber
How the World Entered Its Predator Era
In his latest book, The Wizard of the Kremlin author Giuliano da Empoli sets his sights on the beastly forces dominating our time, from Javier Milei to Vladimir Putin
How to Dress Like a Rock God
On this week’s podcast, Mark Rozzo discusses the wild shop that dressed John and Paul, Mick, Lou Reed, and many more in London’s Swinging 60s
“My Journey in Jewels”
In Toledo, an exhibition showcases the jewelry designer Neil Lane’s celebrated private collection, featuring pieces once owned by stars such as Joan Crawford and Ginger Rogers
Surreal Estate
A new coffee-table book chronicles the revival of Château Léoube, a 14th-century Provence estate transformed over the last decade by British billionaire Anthony Bamford and his wife, Daylesford Organic founder Carole Bamford
Becoming Richard Burton
Matthew Rhys returns to his native Wales to inhabit the baritone Shakespearean actor—and fellow countryman—in a one-man play
What? This Old Thing?
A hand-me-down Rosenkavalier from Los Angeles opens a new era at the Zurich Opera with a bang
Green Gold
A new book traces the history of the avocado, from a humble dooryard tree in Mexico to a global superfood phenomenon
Alice Waters’s Guide to Berkeley
The American chef behind Chez Panisse shares her go-to spots in the city she calls home
Nostalgia Isn’t What It Used to Be
A new biopic about the love affair between Simone Signoret and Yves Montand has the actors’ families declaring it a woke travesty
Stump Trump
Pam Bondi v. Pam Non-Stick Spray