Joseph Altuzarra
Recommends three coming-of-age novels
Two-Track Mind
In the lifetime Carrie Fisher spent in the public eye, she became known for her fierce wit and unsentimentality. Three years on from her death, her biographer unveils her vulnerable, virtuous side
Cynthia Talmadge
The American artist who takes inspiration from female courtroom villains—and their outfits
The Man of Mode
Tim Walker, one of fashion’s most talented eccentrics, reflects on his smashing new show at the V&A
Larger Than Life
This month, a number of exhibitions pay tribute to those artists that died too young
Spoiler Alert
Did the creator of The Crown tell the one who wears it what happens next on the series?
Mein Furor: Germans Not Laughing at ScarJo’s Hitler Comedy
“About as funny as Schindler’s List”
The Trump Mentor
A new documentary takes on the controversial attorney Roy Cohn
Ann Patchett
Recommends three of this year’s best books
Murder, They Wrote
Three new mysteries
I Used to Be Charming
A never-before-published essay on the burns that almost cost the L.A. icon her life
September Songs
Fontella Bass, King Curtis … Willie Bobo! And much more
Myth Buster
Maaza Mengiste writes the alternate history of Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia
Lovable Geniuses, Preening Taskmasters?
Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, and the complicated truth about band—and Band—dynamics
Bella Figura
For Italian actress Miriam Leone, it all started with a little black dress
