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Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Marie Kondo

On the titles worth keeping on your magically tidied-up bookshelf

Dead Prime Ministers Society

A rare look inside Eton, Britain’s most respected (and reviled) boarding school

Africa’s World War

Murder, They Wrote

Looking Ahead

And maybe even up? Bright tunes from Ian Dury, the Pixies, Liz Phair, Frank Zappa, Wingy Manone, Elvis Costello, Mary Weiss … and more

Criminal Minds

The author of a new book on Dorothy L. Sayers reflects on the magic born of the novelist’s collaboration with her fellow Oxford women

France’s New Victor Hugo

The country’s Oscar entry takes on class and race in the streets of Paris

Beethoven at 250

Michael Kiwanuka

With his new album, he’s being compared to Stevie Wonder and Solomon Burke—and moving beyond the shadow of Big Little Lies

Wanderers in the Woods

Flags Out

Ross MacDonald’s Sketchbook

Mother Superior

Wagner Takes Brisbane

Looming Large

Several new exhibitions celebrate the art of textiles, from tapestries to sculpture

EPISODE VI: “Weekender Loonies and Sicko 212s!”

A final missive from Lansy Everett, formerly of the New York Herald Tribune, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Vogue, Worth, and Harper’s Bazaar

Prince Among Men

The photographer behind My Name Is Prince, the largest-ever collection of images of the star, recalls the extraordinary experience of being in his orbit

The Bob Project

My 25-year quest to sneak Dylan references into absolutely everything

Lee Child

On the unlikely books that offer a break from your routine reads

Canadian Kama Sutra

Happy New Year! Your long-awaited guide to romance north of the border is here

Bonjour Tristesse

Once again, the French novelist Michel Houellebecq is a step ahead of current events. But his themes are timeless

It’s Complicated