A Bro Is Born
How Cory Michael Smith went from growing up in blue-collar Ohio to playing a tech billionaire in Mountainhead, the new movie from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a collection spotlighting Vietnamese voices, the story of a troubled American dynasty, and a Pulitzer Prize–winning funny guy’s new memoir
Magda Butrym’s Guide to Warsaw
The Polish fashion designer shares her favorite spots in her hometown
The Price of Laughter
As Trump’s tariffs set in, Americans are getting hit right in the funny bone
The Making of The Thick of It: Part I
Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, and others tell the story of how the profanity-laced, pitch-black political Britcom came to be, 20 years on
Daddy Issues
When it comes to claiming responsibility for his son Eric, Trump points his short fingers at Biden
From Bonnie and Clyde to Kramer vs. Kramer
The ultra-violent screenplay he co-wrote for Bonnie and Clyde made his name. But Robert Benton’s real specialty was depicting frailty and family struggles
Dive In!
From Spain to India to Mexico, a new coffee-table book showcases the world’s most stunning swimming pools
Fifty Shades of White
A Robert Ryman retrospective goes up at David Zwirner’s Hong Kong outpost, marking the monochrome painter’s first solo exhibition in Greater China
The Mouths of Babes
Imagine Lucy from “Peanuts” with the politics of John Lennon and you’ve got “Mafalda,” a comic strip whose millions of fans included Gabriel García Márquez
Holding Court
Former tennis world No. 1 Rafael Nadal was as much a worrier in his sport as he was a warrior, his nervous habits extending from elaborate pre-point rituals to clocking issues with the courts he won Grand Slams on
Billionaire Boys’ Golf Club
On this week’s podcast, William D. Cohan reports on the latest power move for .01-percenters
Go Right Ahead—Compare Me To A Summer’s Day
Dozens of eloquent voices are heard in Shakespeare’s incomparable sonnets
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a provocative history of World War II atrocities, an investigation into pyramid schemes, and a foray into the ruins of Pompeii
The Missing Sister
Before #FreeBritney, there was Aimee Semple McPherson—an influential radio evangelist who fell victim to an abusive conservatorship
Laila Gohar’s Guide to Cairo
The culinary artist and co-founder of Gohar World shares her favorite spots in her hometown
The G-Man Writes Again
Former F.B.I. director James Comey on working for George W. Bush and Barack Obama; advice for the current director, Kash Patel; and the art of his second act: writing thrillers
Department of Insanity
Move over, DOGE—Group Receiving Inducements For Trump (GRIFT), the president’s newest government agency, is draining the swamp, one luxury jet at a time
The Pathological Ironist
Percival Everett, whose novel James won the Pulitzer Prize this month, talks Trump, Twain, and fighting darkness with humor
