America’s Storyteller
A national tour of Black painter Jacob Lawrence’s depictions of the country’s historical turning points lands at the Met
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
Achtweet!
Useful German words for these difficult modern times
Leslie Jamison
On the books worth obsessing over
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
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
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
Marie Kondo
On the titles worth keeping on your magically tidied-up bookshelf
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
Dead Prime Ministers Society
A rare look inside Eton, Britain’s most respected (and reviled) boarding school
