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Lisa’s Mystery Picks

This week, don’t miss a British espionage thriller, a whodunit featuring five real-life female mystery novelists, and a tale of a deadly conspiracy theory

Jeffrey Deitch’s Guide to Los Angeles

The art dealer shares his favorite up-and-coming galleries in his adopted city

Are Aperol Spritzes the New Birth Control?

On this week’s podcast, Simon Mills looks at how the orange drink conquered the world—and why the Italian government fears it

Ross MacDonald’s Sketchbook

Cabinet Fever

A new exhibition in New York looks at fashion’s historic ties to “cabinets of curiosities,” featuring more than 200 pieces by designers such as Rei Kawakubo, Vivienne Westwood, and Arzu Kaprol

Aimee Lou Wood

From Sex Education to The White Lotus, the Manchester actress is proving there’s more to her characters than meets the eye

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Lunch with Adrien Brody

On this week’s episode, the star of The Brutalist explains why he always looks so sad, being nostalgic for a broken New York, and how he hates being referred to as “talent”

Diff’rent Strokes for Diff’rent Popes

Studs Terkel Lives On

A new podcast and reissue pay homage to Division Street, a collective portrait of everyday life in 1960s Chicago, and the groundbreaking force behind it

Sounds Like Heaven

Keyboard superstars Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson make beautiful music together

Hidden Heroines

A rare-book seller traces the influence of little-known female writers on Jane Austen’s beloved novels, from Pride and Prejudice to Emma

The Scars of Evil

Vera Wang’s Guide to New York

The fashion designer shares her favorite spots in the Upper East Side, the neighborhood she calls home

Everyone’s Mad About Leo Woodall

Bridget Jones isn’t alone—Gen X to Gen Z audiences are swooning over Renée Zellweger’s hunky British co-star, who’s rumored to be the next James Bond

Daniel Blumberg

The Brutalist’s 34-year-old composer created the film’s Oscar-nominated score while crashing on director Brady Corbet’s couch

David Downton’s Sketchbook

Musketeens

The owner of X has his own cadre of bureaucracy busters

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

The Last Picture Show

London’s Prince Charles Cinema, an independent movie theater beloved by Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson, is under threat of closure

Portrait of a Lady

A new book collects portraits from the personal collection of Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, the supermodel and wife of Irving Penn, with works by Richard Avedon, Man Ray, and George Hoyningen-Huene

Save the Date! The Time Draws Nigh!

Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read

This month’s best mysteries offer a much-needed distraction from frigid temperatures—not to mention the chaos in the White House

Gen Z and the Single Girl

On this week’s podcast, Carolina de Armas and Victoria Herman look at how a new generation sees Bridget Jones