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Africa’s World War

Ross MacDonald’s Sketchbook

Wagner Takes Brisbane

Mother Superior

Looming Large

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

Lee Child

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

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

Wagner Takes Brisbane

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

It’s Complicated

The Bob Project

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

Bonjour Tristesse

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

Around the World in a Decade

Think globally, act … well, globally. The best of the new from the last 10 years, including Avicii, Rihanna, Kanye, Luis Fonsi, Drake, Lorde, Jay-Z, PSY, and more

A Midwinter Night’s Dream

Test of Faith

Canadian Kama Sutra

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

Donald Robertson’s Sketchbook

The Underground

The retro grandeur of Soviet-era metro stations

Every Tongue Shall Confess

Why Are We Still Loving Friends?

It’s the most streamed show on Netflix. Teenagers quote its jokes—even though it is 25 years old. So what explains its appeal?

Pre-War Prima Donna

No, Virginia, There Isn’t a Santa Claus!

Revisiting a Spy piece that proved, once and for all, scientifically, what no child wanted to hear

Apollonia Poilâne

The woman behind the legendary Paris bakery recommends the best cookbooks

Prima Time

Francesca Hayward arrives in Cats, Coppélia, and Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words