Renée Fleming Ponders the Big Picture
In Aspen, America’s No. 1 diva gives Così Fan Tutte a considered makeover
A Cut Above the Rest
At 70, the artist William Kentridge is still tearing things up—literally
Whitney Peak
Once a part-time Wendy’s employee, the 22-year-old actress is now starring in the next Hunger Games movie and making her stage debut alongside Pamela Anderson
What J.F.K. Could Teach Trump About Lying and Deceit
On this week’s podcast, the author of a new book on Kennedy looks at the character question
Too Much Is Just Right
Lena Dunham’s new TV show is a sharp, funny, expat rom-com that blurs the line between her life and art—as always
The Secret Gardens
From Stephen Sills’s retreat in Westchester to Veere Grenney’s oasis in Tangier, a new coffee-table book showcases the private sanctuaries of celebrated interior designers
Gary Fisketjon’s Next Act
Fired from Knopf in 2019, the literary Brat Packer and editor of everyone from Cormac McCarthy to Donna Tartt picks up his green mark-up pen again
Galley Envy
Could the most coveted object of the summer be an uncorrected manuscript you can’t even buy?
The Lies He Told Himself
John F. Kennedy’s charm could sell anything, even to himself. But near the end, the spin started to wobble
Martin Cruz Smith
The crime novelist persevered through Parkinson’s disease for decades to create his richly imagined Arkady Renko series—including the final installment, Hotel Ukraine
Aatish Taseer’s Guide to Istanbul
The travel writer shares his go-to spots in one of his favorite cities
A Hungarian in Paris
A new coffee-table book collects Brassaï’s photographs of the City of Light, his adopted home and muse for more than 50 years
Eastwood Bound
Clint Eastwood has dominated Hollywood for longer than most anyone else—all while containing countless contradictions
Breaking Bad
An exhibition in Berlin showcases the radical, experimental paintings and photographs of the 20th-century German artist Marta Astfalck-Vietz
Charlotte Cardin
With her fame on the rise, the 30-year-old singer is staying true to her Quebecois roots
Cinephilia, Italian-Style
How a film festival showing nothing but old movies became an international hit
Elonophobia
That’s it. I’ve had it
Superman’s Homecoming
Will a divided America embrace the return of a kind superhero long known for championing peace and standing with immigrants?
A Grand Scale
Paris’s Grand Palais has undergone a $546 million renovation that could well turn it into an attraction to rival the Eiffel Tower
