The Picture of Greed
Michael Winterbottom’s new film is an unsparing portrait of a ruthless fast-fashion billionaire
Famous Last Words
Death doesn’t stop narrators in songs from expressing themselves, as tracks from Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue, the Rolling Stones, the Shangri-Las, and others prove
Josh O’Connor
Between seasons of The Crown, on which he plays Charles, the actor stars in Emma, in theaters now
The Leaning Towers of Deutsche
The author of a new book exposes the widespread, historic corruption fueling the German bank’s downfall
Alexandra Fuller
The African-born writer recommends books that depict the complex brutality of colonialism
Bob Balaban
“I pretend for a living. But in real life, I’m a reality junkie”: the actor recommends his favorite nonfiction books
Valentine’s Day After
So, how’d it go? Really? Well, maybe Nick Cave, Marianne Faithfull, Bryan Ferry, Millie Jackson, Todd Rundgren, and the National can help
Lost Worlds Retrieved
Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard’s new (and perhaps last) play, is an act of historical excavation and personal reparation
