Podcast-a-Go-Go
So many goodies, so little time. Which shows should
I be listening to, where to start, and how many chortling introductions can I take?
B&N It’s Not
The woman behind Once upon a Time in Hollywood’s costumes selects her favorite L.A. bookstore
Christy Turlington Burns
Chooses the books that inspire her in activism and motherhood
Green is the New Picasso
A slew of new exhibitions add urgency to the plight of the planet
He Re-Shoots, He Scores
Russian filmmakers splice sports history to play along with Putin
Thanks, but No Thanks
Rejection letters you might have missed
Electric Conductor
How Carlos Kleiber’s opera rehearsals influence the director of The French Connection
Will That Be All?
An exhibition re-creates the atmosphere of a Pompeiian banquet—just before the volcano erupted
Boris-Ripper
Britain’s new prime minister wrote a comic novel with racy language and racial slights
Librarian Chic
In September, Prestel will publish a new edition of German photographer Candida Höfer’s Libraries, featuring striking images from literary spaces across the world
A Home Called Raffles
One hotel for the ages
Brunello Cucinelli
Selects three books that ask the big questions