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
Hail Fellowes, Well Met
The creator of Downton Abbey has lunch with an old flame
Show Tunes
The O’Jays, Bette Midler, James Brown, Bobby Darin, and more
Doors Wide Open
A new volume celebrates New York City’s charming independent-bookstore scene
Jonathan Safran Foer
Recommends the best books on climate change
Lili Reinhart Grows Up
The Riverdale actress plots her move to the big screen
Louche Cannon
With Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge has caught lightning in a bottle. When someone hits with such a seismic wallop, it’s both a miracle and a mystery. Why now? Why her?
Wright, Wronged
Frank Lloyd Wright’s biographer seeks to understand the architect through the gruesome crime he wasn’t home for
Searching for Faces
Artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn brings his newest series of unforgettable portraits to the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills
Mamma Tua!
Abba morphs from musical to interactive dinner theater
