Inside the Great Canadian Gold Heist
On this week’s podcast, Harold von Kursk reports on one of the most audacious robberies ever
Tenn out of Tenn
Svenskt Tenn, the Stockholm-based design company shaped by Estrid Ericson and Josef Frank, celebrates its centennial with an archival coffee-table book
Like & Other Drugs
Long before ChatGPT and self-driving cars, the humble Thumbs-up button took the technology community by storm—and rewired our brains forever
Pierre Yovanovitch’s Guide to Provence
The French interior designer shares his favorite spots in the region he calls home
Bruce Davidson Goes Way Back
From miners in Wales to construction workers on Staten Island, the Magnum photographer trawls through 60 years of never-before-published work for a new coffee-table book
Stay Cool, Britannia!
Oasis’s reunion and a slew of U.K. TV hits—including Lena Dunham’s new London-set rom-com—are bringing back Brit culture like it’s the 1990s
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
A novel reckoning with the aftermath of a cult, and two detective shows set in the worlds of art and L.A. crime
The Write Stuff
An inter-office memo highlighting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s inherent racism reveals Toni Morrison to have been as fierce an editor as she was a writer
Celestial Crisis Management
Seeking to distance himself from Trump, God is desperate for help—even from you-know-who
Gwyneth Paltrow: Triumph of a Mean Girl?
On this week’s podcast, go inside the new biography of her royal Goopness
The Gwyneth Chronicles
A new, unauthorized biography of the actress and Goop founder dishes a lot of dirt and shows how Gwyneth Paltrow has left an indelible mark on popular culture
“Probably the Best Private Art Museum on Earth”
At the newly reopened Glenstone, near Washington, D.C., a small but mighty collection featuring works by Jenny Holzer and Richard Serra is on view, free of crowds
“A Ridiculous Optimist”
In a rare interview, Quentin Blake, the inimitable children’s-book illustrator behind Roald Dahl’s Matilda, explains why he’s still drawing at 92
Glimpses of Sara & Co.
Priceless clips on the New York City Ballet Web site
Band of Brothers
After surviving Auschwitz, a Jewish boy was saved by a company of American soldiers barely older than himself. His daughter pieces together his unknown story
Peter Marino’s Guide to Long Island
The American architect shares his favorite spots around his Southampton home
Gary Fisketjon’s Next Act
Fired from Knopf in 2019, the literary Brat Packer and editor of everyone from Cormac McCarthy to Donna Tartt picks up his green mark-up pen again
Too Much Is Just Right
Lena Dunham’s new TV show is a sharp, funny, expat rom-com that blurs the line between her life and art—as always
