Hot Coals
The German-British artist Frank Auerbach’s charcoal portraits go on show in London
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a biography of a pioneering classicist, a reissued novel about a secret World War II mission, and an account of the Russian Civil War
What Happens When a Nepo Baby Makes a Movie?
This week, Stuart Heritage looks at Lola, a film by David Beckham’s daughter-in-law
The Mahabharata of Literary Festivals
Forget glitchy microphones and cheap white wine. The Jaipur Literature Festival is the biggest and best of its kind in the world
Another Universe
A new production of Nelken stays true to the late choreographer Pina Bausch’s innovative work of dance theater
Dominique Morisseau
The Tony-nominated playwright on how her father, a Haitian revolutionary, inspired her familial drama Sunset Baby
Extra Credit
Highly competitive, Da’Vine Joy Randolph transitioned seamlessly from Yale University drama student to opera singer, and now to Oscar nominee, for her masterful performance in The Holdovers
Harsh Realities
A first look at Nicola Peltz-Beckham’s directorial debut, Lola—which leaves much to be desired
Live from Laurel Canyon
A new book of photographs by Henry Diltz chronicles the story of the band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, America’s own Beatles
Review Bombers
The influential, Amazon-owned Web site Goodreads has been infiltrated by scammers and trolls extorting authors and destroying careers—largely targeting Black and L.G.B.T.Q.+ writers. So what now?
Faces for Radio
In the Know, Peacock’s stop-motion send-up of the public-radio set, is modeled on the NPR boobs you know and love
Vivaldi In His Element
Il Giustino lands at Stockholm’s Drottningholm Court Theater
Outside the Map
How George Kennan’s excellent prose opened doors for all types of writing, from war reporting to investigative work in Russia
Win by a Nose?
Maestro actor and director Bradley Cooper’s hungry Oscar campaign isn’t earning him any fans
America According to Ernest Cole
A new collection of recently uncovered photographs by the groundbreaking South African artist depicts Black American communities in the 1960s and 1970s
Truth and Consequences
The British crime drama Top Boy is among the most discussed shows on Netflix. Why is no one talking about its creator, Ronan Bennett?
