Electric Conductor
How Carlos Kleiber’s opera rehearsals influence the director of The French Connection
Brunello Cucinelli
Selects three books that ask the big questions
Boris-Ripper
Britain’s new prime minister wrote a comic novel with racy language and racial slights
Thanks, but No Thanks
Rejection letters you might have missed
A Home Called Raffles
One hotel for the ages
Will That Be All?
An exhibition re-creates the atmosphere of a Pompeiian banquet—just before the volcano erupted
Librarian Chic
In September, Prestel will publish a new edition of German photographer Candida Höfer’s Libraries, featuring striking images from literary spaces across the world
He Re-Shoots, He Scores
Russian filmmakers splice sports history to play along with Putin
Green is the New Picasso
A slew of new exhibitions add urgency to the plight of the planet
Cush Jumbo
The actress bringing Shakespeare to life, both in and out of television courtrooms
The Magnificent Seven
Isata Kanneh-Mason, the next musical star in Britain’s most gifted family
Christy Turlington Burns
Chooses the books that inspire her in activism and motherhood
