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Hollywood Confidential

In order to evade racist Hollywood codes and immigration bans, Merle Oberon—the first Asian actress to receive an Oscar nomination—passed as white for almost 50 years

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a new history of the Irish famine, a survey of contemporary architecture, and a portrait of the Edwardian painter John Singer Sargent and his Jewish patrons

Sid Mashburn’s Guide to Atlanta

The menswear designer shares his favorite spots in his home city

What Happens in Europe Doesn’t Stay in Europe

Ruby Wright’s Sketchbook

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Joan Didion, Movie Critic

Among the opinions unearthed in her Vogue film columns? She didn’t care for Billy Wilder, had little time for classics such as Casablanca, and was bored by Sidney Lumet

King Charles’s Trump Card

“Sorry, chap, you’ve got to take one for the team”: the monarch announced that he is downgrading Trump’s state visit to a Pizza Express lunch with Prince Andrew

Journey to Italy

Five years ago, a Roman photographer set out on his version of Goethe’s Italian Journey. The results of the tour, which took him from Naples to Ponza to Positano, are collected in a new coffee-table book

“Spermageddon” and the Male-Fertility Crisis

On this week’s podcast, Linda Wells reveals what men need to do to increase their odds of becoming a father

Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch

Books on a female assassin team and a villain in a league of his own, plus the latest season of a hit British spy thriller

Princes, Palaces, and Pasta

The Leopard, Giuseppe Tomasi’s sensual novel about the 19th-century Italian aristocracy—made into a movie by Luchino Visconti—gets a second reincarnation as a Netflix drama

Knocking on Wood

An exhibition in London celebrates the timeless art of Japanese carpentry

A Broken Bond

Choosing the new James Bond is no longer in the hands of seasoned 007 casting director Debbie McWilliams but, rather, Amazon’s tech bros. What could go wrong?

The Blind Side

After a devastating childhood acid attack, Joshua Miele turned his pain to purpose by inventing technology for the visually impaired

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a look inside Winston Churchill’s country sanctuary, a poetry collection all about water, and the story of the Soviet botanists trapped in the siege of Leningrad

Alexia Hentsch’s Guide to Rio de Janeiro

The Brazilian fashion designer shares her favorite spots in her adopted city

Remembrance of Things Proust

An exhibition in Madrid showcases the art and culture that influenced the 20th-century French writer

Hollywood’s Divided Heart

A Tale of Two Beans

Two years after its unveiling, at the base of a Manhattan luxury tower, Anish Kapoor’s smaller “bean” is way more controversial than its Chicago predecessor

How Annie Hall Went from Disaster to Masterpiece

On this week’s podcast, Alex Belth reveals how Woody Allen transformed his movie in the editing room

Annie Hall Before Annie Hall

How Woody Allen and his team turned an unusable first cut into a love story for the ages—and one of the few comedies ever to win the Academy Award for best picture

Delaney Buffett

The daughter of the “Margaritaville” singer honors her late father with her new film, Adult Best Friends

Anjelica Huston’s Class Act

The actress discusses growing up among Hollywood royalty, her enduring relationship with Jack Nicholson, and her latest role, in a new Agatha Christie adaptation