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All Hail Tiger King!

It’s the strangest, weirdest documentary in ages—and in this strange, weird moment gives us what we crave: fun

In the Pink City

The author unveils her book, The Cartiers, at the Jaipur Literature Festival, where a century before, her great-grandfather had regularly traveled to meet clients

A Journey to the Center of the Earth

A book showcasing exquisite drawings both ancient and modern captures our evergreen relationship with mapping the world

Murder, They Wrote

Nu in Town

Eli Rosen, Hollywood’s Yiddish consultant, on the set of Unorthodox in Berlin

Some Things Never Change

The author of a book on the Black Death reflects on how little human nature has evolved since that crisis

Good Place, Bad Place

Drawn and Quartered

On the 40th anniversary of Yes Minister, the wickedly great caricaturist looks back on the creation of those iconic opening credits

Fire-Escape Songs

Step outside yourself with Memphis Slim, Sharon Van Etten, Bruce Springsteen, Warren Zevon, the Shins, Bob Dylan, and more

Death by Committee

Field Kallop

Math, science, and the mysteries of the cosmos all feature into the mesmerizing work of this emerging New York artist

Michael Lindasy-Hogg

Nonfiction Books for the Quarantine

What to read this season, including memoirs by Woody Allen and Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting

Screen Time

The shows to watch in the coming weeks, from a rejuvenated take on Project Runway to an L.A. detective series

Rub Your Tummy, Mr. Blofeld?

Is Daniel Craig the world’s oldest rent boy, or just promoting the new (and rescheduled) James Bond?

Battle-Ready

Surfin’ U.S.A.

Before commercialism and branding caught up with the sport, it was just about riding waves. A new book conveys the spirit of 70s surf culture

The Road to Nazism

Child’s Play

Robert Stone’s biographer pieced together the novelist’s life by delving into his early years

Erik Larson

From Hemingway to Nancy Drew: for the writer, inspiration comes in many forms

Object Lesson

Donald Judd said one thing, his critics another. Now his art finally gets to speak for itself

Back to the Drawing Room

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes on why his new period drama, Belgravia, is darker than its predecessor

Music for Shut-Ins (Part I)

The world is on a short leash these days. But you can tug at it. Madness, Noël Coward, the Kinks, Dusty Springfield, Benny Goodman, and others can help

Painted Ladies