Vera Wang’s Guide to New York
The fashion designer shares her favorite spots in the Upper East Side, the neighborhood she calls home
Musketeens
The owner of X has his own cadre of bureaucracy busters
Gen Z and the Single Girl
On this week’s podcast, Carolina de Armas and Victoria Herman look at how a new generation sees Bridget Jones
The Ghost in the Machine
A new play about a fallen tech founder battling his board explores our A.I. anxieties
Daniel Blumberg
The Brutalist’s 34-year-old composer created the film’s Oscar-nominated score while crashing on director Brady Corbet’s couch
Everyone’s Mad About Leo Woodall
Bridget Jones isn’t alone—Gen X to Gen Z audiences are swooning over Renée Zellweger’s hunky British co-star, who’s rumored to be the next James Bond
Three Hoots for Flaco
Retracing the flight path of the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo and became a viral sensation in New York City
Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough
Michael Jackson’s legacy has been milked by his lawyer for more than a decade—and it continues to be, with a controversial new biopic in the works
The Last Picture Show
London’s Prince Charles Cinema, an independent movie theater beloved by Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson, is under threat of closure
Portrait of a Lady
A new book collects portraits from the personal collection of Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, the supermodel and wife of Irving Penn, with works by Richard Avedon, Man Ray, and George Hoyningen-Huene
A Musical Paint Box
For the composer Anna Clyne, putting notes on paper and paint on canvas is part of a single creative process
Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read
This month’s best mysteries offer a much-needed distraction from frigid temperatures—not to mention the chaos in the White House
The First Slam Dunk
How the powerful—and at times illegal—basketball shot made its way from the streetball games of New York City and the plains of West Texas to the N.B.A.
Joana Vasconcelos’s Guide to Lisbon
The Portuguese artist shares her favorite spots in her home city
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
A new book of Edward Gorey’s letters offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the mind of one of America’s greatest illustrators
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Pope
How John Paul II revealed himself as a master of espionage in the Vatican’s secret fight against Communism
La Duce Vita
A new TV series on the Fascist dictator asks: Why do Italians still defend Benito Mussolini?
Trump’s Big, Sketchy Payday
On this week’s podcast, Jacob Silverman reveals why Trump and crypto, a currency favored by criminals, are the perfect partners
Who Killed James Bond?
The last movie in the series, released three years ago, promised the beloved agent would return—but fans are still waiting
