Gurinder Chadha
On the memoirs that altered her worldview
Randall Poster’s Deep-Summer Playlist:
Ella Fitzgerald, Vampire Weekend, the Meters, and More …
Beauvoir Revisited
A new book offers a second take on The Second Sex
Dave Brown
The Hollywood maverick who hosts a film festival—every single week
Electric Conductor
How Carlos Kleiber’s opera rehearsals influence the director of The French Connection
Will That Be All?
An exhibition re-creates the atmosphere of a Pompeiian banquet—just before the volcano erupted
Thanks, but No Thanks
Rejection letters you might have missed
Librarian Chic
In September, Prestel will publish a new edition of German photographer Candida Höfer’s Libraries, featuring striking images from literary spaces across the world
Boris-Ripper
Britain’s new prime minister wrote a comic novel with racy language and racial slights
He Re-Shoots, He Scores
Russian filmmakers splice sports history to play along with Putin
A Home Called Raffles
One hotel for the ages
Brunello Cucinelli
Selects three books that ask the big questions
Green is the New Picasso
A slew of new exhibitions add urgency to the plight of the planet
