Get Out
Take an (imaginary) trip with Frank Sinatra, Noël Coward, the Plimsouls, the Talking Heads, and more
Beauty and the Ballet
How did The Red Shoes, a movie about classical dance, make almost every list of the greatest movies ever made?
Spring-Cleaning
“They’re saying you can’t put it into humans. Not even into Jared. But have they even tried?”: A week in the life of Lysol’s favorite spokesman*
Jonathan Galassi
From Dante to Natalia Ginzburg, the publisher and poet celebrates the glorious literary history of a hurting country
He Loves That You Love
“Love to Love You Baby”
As Giorgio Moroder turns 80, the Italian who produced some of the sexiest, most suggestive dance music in history finds he is hotter (and more in demand) than ever
Catch-007?
In 1965, Joseph Heller was hired to adapt Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale. For sheer absurdity, his script was no match for events
Head in the Clouds
How Charlie Mackesy accidentally wrote a best-seller and became a social-media sensation in his 50s
Disco’s Dad
Groove yourself back to a more carefree time with Giorgio Moroder–produced tracks by Blondie, Donna Summer, Daft Punk, and more
Going Viral
Trump aide Kellyanne Conway explains the COVIDs
Essential Reading
On running a bookstore in lockdown
Read Any Good TV Lately?
Even when shows are in English, more and more viewers choose to watch with captioning. So, what’s the story?
Smut and Vinegar
One company’s mission to restore vintage pornography and rare genre films gives new meaning to the word “artisan”
Isobel Waller-Bridge
The musician talks about scoring the film Emma; her sister, Phoebe; and what kind of sounds suit a hot priest
A Bug’s Life
The author of Contagion delivers an open letter from a tiny invader who goes by the name Coronavirus
