Harry Wootliff
“It’s really refreshing when someone is interested in what’s going on in your brain”—the British TV-and-film director on her road toward making movies
Nouvelle Vague
The French New Wave film posters quickly became as groundbreaking as the 50s and 60s films themselves. A new book highlights the designers behind the movement’s explosive aesthetic
The Stone Age
The artisan who taught the artist the secrets that led to the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in Japan
Rootless Metropolitan
A foreign correspondent retraces E. B. White’s 1949 love letter to the city he left, Here Is New York
Out of Office
A new look at Andrew Johnson’s impeachment reveals the buried truth behind the long-forgotten trial, and the eerie parallels to today’s proceedings
Act Two
In 1963, Mike Nichols was a 31-year-old former comedian with no immediate prospects. Then he met Neil Simon. A new book recounts what happened next, in the words of the key players
Inside Prison 1600
An exclusive excerpt from Melania Trump’s (completely unverified) private diary
Prescription Dubs
Can you tell your pharmaceuticals from your pop stars? Really? A quiz
Deconstructing Ralph Lauren
A new documentary explores the life and legacy of the man behind the mega-brand
Sum of the Parts
Tracks from albums you should hear lots more of, courtesy of Bowie, Coltrane, Dylan, Prince, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, the Stranglers, and others
Before Before Sunrise
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke on how they made their memorable trilogy
Soul Sisters
As an exhibition on the work of black artists hits San Francisco, the academic reflects on the show’s centerpiece: a portrait of the ex–Black Panther she shares a name with
Daydreams
A new collection of photographs by the actor and filmmaker, most of which have never before been published, takes you back to the 60s