Doors Wide Open
A new volume celebrates New York City’s charming independent-bookstore scene
Show Tunes
The O’Jays, Bette Midler, James Brown, Bobby Darin, and more
Mamma Tua!
Abba morphs from musical to interactive dinner theater
Wright, Wronged
Frank Lloyd Wright’s biographer seeks to understand the architect through the gruesome crime he wasn’t home for
Searching for Faces
Artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn brings his newest series of unforgettable portraits to the Gagosian Gallery in Beverly Hills
Blonde Venus
The Swedish bombshell who blew up Italian movies
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
There are worthwhile podcasts for both Brexiteers and Remainiacs. One is recorded in a pub
Fashionable Tracks
Danceable ones, too, from (among others) Beyoncé, Rihanna, Destiny’s Child, and, yes, Freezy
Wondering Eye
François Halard’s photography gets inside the homes and studios—and aesthetic experiences—of artists
A Higher Power
A new biography offers a look into the diary of Israel’s founder
Jacqueline Woodson
Selects three of this year’s best novels