A Hungarian in Paris
A new coffee-table book collects Brassaï’s photographs of the City of Light, his adopted home and muse for more than 50 years
Up Close and Personal
Heartbeat Opera posts its acclaimed Salome on YouTube
Moving Mountains
The first American woman to summit Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen explains how she did it—and why
Lisa’s Mystery Picks
This week, don’t miss a whodunit set on Catalina Island, an Audrey Hepburn–meets–Agatha Christie murder mystery, and a new Tom Thorne police procedural
Elliott Erwitt’s Last Hurrah
A new coffee-table book celebrates the photographer’s eye for life’s absurdities
The Miracle at the Truck Stop
At the height of his fame, Burt Reynolds had a dream: to open a dinner theater in the middle of nowhere
The Making of A View to a Kill
Forty years ago, a less than sprightly Roger Moore made his final appearance as 007, alongside Christopher Walken and Grace Jones
The Dancing Queen Reigns Forever
Despite Abba’s unpopularity in Sweden, the Eurovision sensation managed to appeal to both the West and the East—in the middle of the Cold War
Down to Earth
Emily Kam Kngwarray’s first major European exhibition, in London, showcases the late Aboriginal painter’s deep connection to her native Australia
Treasure Trove
Confiscated by the Nazis during the Second World War, works by everyone from Cézanne to Picasso collected by a Jewish Holocaust survivor go on show in Australia
Robert Doisneau’s Paris
Hundreds of the French photographer’s pictures of everyone from miners to countesses to artists—including Picasso—go on display
Megan Stalter
From Hacks to Lena Dunham’s new TV show, the Ohio-born actress isn’t afraid to be sensitive, theatrical, and “way too loud”
Beyond the Paley
The life and times of the model, actress, and muse Natalie Paley are the subject of a new exhibition
Who Was Thomas Crooks?
On this week’s podcast, Rich Cohen looks at the Trump shooting, one year later, and the mysteries around the gunman
Caillebotte’s Circle
A Gustave Caillebotte exhibition in Chicago highlights the Impressionist’s paintings of the family, friends, and sitters who shaped his work
How I Eat My Steak
What does your tenderloin say about you?
Imogen Waterhouse
The 31-year-old British actress and sister of Suki Waterhouse revives her American accent for the second season of The Buccaneers
The Riddle Behind the Enigma Code
Britain’s Commando comics tell a sugarcoated version of W.W. II—especially when it comes to the Enigma machine’s role in the Allied victory
