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
The Polanski Affair
Will American audiences ever see An Officer and a Spy after the exiled director likened his rape case to the anti-Semitic false charges leveled against Alfred Dreyfus?
Here’s to You, Mr. Nichols
Graydon Carter toasts Ash Carter and Sam Kashner at Monkey Bar to celebrate their new oral biography of Mike Nichols
Inside Prison 1600
An exclusive excerpt from Melania Trump’s (completely unverified) private diary
Deconstructing Ralph Lauren
A new documentary explores the life and legacy of the man behind the mega-brand
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
Lauren Groff
Recommends the jewels among her preferred novels and short stories
Bowie’s Top 100
Before he died, David Bowie published a list of books that changed his life. A new volume parses through all 100 titles, including a little-remembered 1842 novel
Before Before Sunrise
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke on how they made their memorable trilogy
Prescription Dubs
Can you tell your pharmaceuticals from your pop stars? Really? A quiz
Jenny Slate
On the sharpest female voices, from the 1940s
to the present
People-Mapping
A new book offers fascinating stats—from Viking raids to the countries living sans McDonald’s—through the lens of the world map
Murder, They Wrote
Three new mysteries
