M.I.5’s Storyteller
Eric Roberts’s biographer unearths a short story written by the W.W. II spy
Jamie Lee Curtis
Recommends the books that reckon with life’s big questions
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
Rootless Metropolitan
A foreign correspondent retraces E. B. White’s 1949 love letter to the city he left, Here Is New York
The Stone Age
The artisan who taught the artist the secrets that led to the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in Japan
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
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
Deconstructing Ralph Lauren
A new documentary explores the life and legacy of the man behind the mega-brand
Prescription Dubs
Can you tell your pharmaceuticals from your pop stars? Really? A quiz
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