Bad Romance
The author of a new book on the Borgias’ infamous personal lives uncovers the facts behind the Italian family’s long-standing myths
Something’s Coming
The West Side Story story is a complicated one, and the new Broadway production has a lot of history to reckon with
Eightysomething
Back to the glory days of the Human League, Fine Young Cannibals, Tom Tom Club, Suzanne Vega, Madonna, General Public, and Grace Jones
King of the Left Bank Lit Set
Bernard-Henri Lévy on Trump, the Kurds, and the dress code he sticks to no matter the terrain—or how low his shirt buttons go.
Achtweet!
Useful German words for these difficult modern times
The Godfather of Comedy
After The Death of Stalin and Veep, Armando Iannucci brings a new comedy to HBO, and a new David Copperfield to the screen
Leslie Jamison
On the books worth obsessing over
America’s Storyteller
A national tour of Black painter Jacob Lawrence’s depictions of the country’s historical turning points lands at the Met
All Fact-Checked on the Western Front
How much in Sam Mendes’s film 1917 is actually true?
Doctor’s Orders
Old-school remedies for winter doldrums, from (among others) Bobby Womack, Bobbie Gentry, Jean Knight, Elvis Presley, and, yes, Carol Douglas
Vive Maigret!
The complete adventures of Georges Simenon’s beloved inspector are now available in one stylish set
The North Korean Job
The author of the first English-language book on Kim Jong Un explains the dotard-trolling dictator’s mysterious rise
Dead Prime Ministers Society
A rare look inside Eton, Britain’s most respected (and reviled) boarding school
