Master and Commander
The U.S.S. Lincoln projects American sea power on a small speck off the coast of Newfoundland
EPISODE IV: “The Clue Lay in the Outsider Art!”
Still more correspondence from Lansy Everett, formerly of the New York Herald Tribune, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Vogue, Worth, and Harper’s Bazaar
Donald Trump’s Completely Unverified London Diary*
The “stable genius” becomes a laughingstock
Once More unto the Holidays
Reliably spirited tracks from David Bowie, Prince, Dire Straits, XTC, Talking Heads, Ice Cube, Buzzcocks, the Clash, and more
B. J. Novak
So much more than a children’s book: on metafiction for kids
America’s Next Top Model
Now in its 23rd year, this American city is ready for its close-up—as is its surprise builder!
First Love
Little-known correspondence from Elizabeth Bishop offers a glimpse into the poet’s romantic life
Sometimes, Bigger Is Better
Never-before-seen Avedon, a Trump-free Palm Beach, Helmut’s nudes: everyone loves a beautiful coffee-table book, and this year options abound
Behind the Scenes
A new book pulls back the curtain on London’s
most beautiful theaters
Melania Diaries,
Part II
An exclusive excerpt from Melania Trump’s (completely unverified) private journal
Bomb Cyclone
All systems go, weather and otherwise: tracks from Tom Petty, Beth Orton, James & Bobby Purify, Fiona Apple, the Staple Singers, ? & the Mysterians, et al.
It’s Murphy’s Law, Live!
Mischief Theatre, the comedy group that gave us The Play That Goes Wrong, gets a new series
Deborah Levy
Recommends the books whose authors were as fascinating as their work
EPISODE III: “Is It the Ganja Talking?”
More correspondence from Lansy Everett, formerly of the New York Herald Tribune, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Mademoiselle, Vogue, Worth, and Harper’s Bazaar