The Oracle of Silicon Valley
A posthumous essay collection makes clear that the French philosopher René Girard foresaw 21st-century culture—and tried to warn us
The Everyman Leading Man
Glen Powell can play heartthrob, goofball, or action hero—he’s the charming, jock antidote to Timothée Chalamet
A Jewel of the Avant-Garde
The Fondation Maeght, in Saint-Paul de Vence, France, celebrates its 60th anniversary with an expansion, an exhibition … and a party!
The Things We Carry with Us
On this week’s podcast, Harrison Vail reveals what your media-branded tote bag really says about you
Good Material, Bad Girl
A much-troubled film about Madonna is finally in the works—but can it survive its subject’s notorious perfectionism and boorish manners?
Long Island Hopping
A road trip around the homes, archives, and collections of artists who found inspiration on Long Island, from Jackson Pollock to Judith Leiber
Murder, They Wrote
This month’s best mystery books, films, and podcasts
Lunch with Susie Essman
On this week’s Table for Two, the Curb Your Enthusiasm star talks about working with Larry David, concocting her character’s outrageous outfits, and what it’s like to live across from a comedy club
Let the Games Begin
A century ago, hundreds of American athletes descended upon Paris for the Summer Olympics. Booze, baguettes, brawls—and an epic Opening Ceremony—ensued
The Other Royal Family
A new, unauthorized biography of the Beckhams mocks their gaucheness and condemns their collusion with the media—but it can’t deny their power
Death to the Pop Princess!
As Katy Perry’s latest single bombs, a new wave of Gen Z singers—from Chappell Roan to Charli XCX—is showing how to make music with brains as well as bounce
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a biography of Ayn Rand, a murder mystery set in the Deep South, and a collection of Ernest Hemingway’s letters
Christian Louboutin’s Guide to Paris
The fashion designer and creator of the red sole shares his favorite spots in his home city
Henry Alford’s “This or That”
A pop quiz of cultural phenomena
Black Sun
Gritty and glamorous, Chinatown combined the best of Old and New Hollywood
Kevin Costner’s Post Apocalypse
The Postman was meant to be the Oscar winner’s magnum opus—instead it became the tale of a superstar’s self-indulgence
