Lunch with Damian Woetzel
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the former New York City Ballet dancer, now the president of Juilliard, discusses why dancers don’t get enough credit for being athletes
Here’s Stanley!
A new, two-volume compendium offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Shining
The “Preppy Killer” She Knew
A new novel revisits 1980s Manhattan—and the murder that defined an era
Leave the Cannoli, Take the Oval Office
From F.D.R. to J.F.K., Trump to Biden, a look behind the mythology of the Mob and the presidency
One Don to Rule Them All
Shocking new documents from Mar-a-Lago reveal Trump’s secret plans to conquer Legoland and Middle-earth
Cinema Inferno
Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, and Anita Ekberg all feature in a newly translated memoir of Italian cinema that’s oozing with sex, sleaze, and scandal
Heart of Darkness
In Brussels, Fanny and Alexander gets an operatic makeover
Sean Scully’s Guide to London
The Irish-American artist shares his favorite spots in Hampstead, the neighborhood he calls home
A New Direction for Sesame Street?
As the classic children’s television program seeks a new home, a streaming-era makeover could be coming
Hidden Figures
Historically overlooked, the works of Japanese female photographers from the 1950s to today are celebrated in a new coffee-table book
The Two Donalds
A coffee-table book on Mickey Mouse’s Disney rival and his place in the culture reveals an uncanny similarity to the duck’s 21st-century namesake: our future president
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Listen To
Courtroom dramas in the form of Scott Turow’s latest novel and a true-crime podcast are this month’s best mysteries
It Ends with Mess: Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni Lawsuit-a-palooza
On this week’s podcast, Stuart Heritage looks at the latest toxic mess to consume Hollywood
A Walk on the Wild Side
Harumi Klossowska de Rola—the artist, jeweler, wildlife enthusiast, and daughter of the 20th-century painter Balthus—brings her enigmatic animal sculptures to Palm Beach
Mona Pirnot
The playwright dishes on how she got David Greenspan to act in her one-man show about, well, David Greenspan
The Secret Life of James Dean
Never-before-seen correspondence sheds fresh light on the 1950s Hollywood heartthrob’s long-speculated-about sexuality
Welcome to Trumpomuskovia!
Timothy Snyder, the author of the best-selling On Tyranny, discusses the new era of American oligarchs and explains why Trump is little, while Musk is big
On a Wing and a Prayer
The Pope’s cheery, conciliatory memoir won’t quell the battle between the Catholic Church’s factions, but it could eclipse recent offensive remarks made by Francis sotto voce
Once upon a Time in Ukraine
A new documentary looks at Russia’s brutal invasion from the eyes of the children living through it
A Fairly Mixed-Up Young Man
In 2015 (ages before Rivals!), Alex Hassell grabbed the brass ring as Shakespeare’s Henry V
