The Story of L
A noted French author reimagines Nabokov’s novel from Lolita’s point of view
Olivia Laing
On the books that cure her writer’s block
Laura Carlin
The London artist whose illustrations and ceramics appeal to children and grown-ups alike
Queen of Muses
The always extraordinary Patricia Clarkson on Sharp Objects, portraying difficult characters, and the correct way to make jambalaya
Late-Night
Beck, Ray Charles, the Beastie Boys, Vans Morrison and McCoy, and more
A Monster Among Angels
The Night of the Iguana, now in an eloquent production in London, is Tennessee Williams’s last great work
Tangier Style
A new book, out in September, features photographs of the Moroccan coastal city’s picturesque homes and gardens
The Id of HBO
Bill Murray had Harold Ramis. Danny McBride has Jody Hill, who discusses the duo’s “misunderstood-angry-man trilogy”
Sapphistry
Something’s wrong with the
depiction of the love affair
in Vita & Virginia
The Unpublished Verse
of Donald Trump
“I think that I shall never see,
a poem lovely as a wall … ”
Randall Poster’s Bumper-to-Bumper Blues Playlist
Lily Allen, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Traffic
(naturally), Sly & Robbie, and More
Jared Harris
Shares the standouts on his bookshelf
