Cynthia Talmadge
The American artist who takes inspiration from female courtroom villains—and their outfits
Mad About the Girl
Judy Garland, Jeff Buckley, Noël Coward, and more
Cultural Evolution
A young audience, an impressive schedule, and a woman president: the 140-year-old Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is very much of the moment
Eternity’s Gate
The love letter that made it out of Auschwitz intact
Larger Than Life
This month, a number of exhibitions pay tribute to those artists that died too young
The Man of Mode
Tim Walker, one of fashion’s most talented eccentrics, reflects on his smashing new show at the V&A
I Used to Be Charming
A never-before-published essay on the burns that almost cost the L.A. icon her life
Myth Buster
Maaza Mengiste writes the alternate history of Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia
September Songs
Fontella Bass, King Curtis … Willie Bobo! And much more
Bella Figura
For Italian actress Miriam Leone, it all started with a little black dress
Lovable Geniuses, Preening Taskmasters?
Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, and the complicated truth about band—and Band—dynamics
Ann Patchett
Recommends three of this year’s best books
Murder, They Wrote
Three new mysteries
