Hollywood’s Reckoning
After five years of hardship, from the pandemic to the writers’ strike to the wildfires, Los Angeles is no longer the movie hub it once was. Can it come back?
Inside Jared Leto’s Sex Scandal
On this week’s podcast, Elena Clavarino discusses her report on the women who have accused the actor of grooming
Celine Song
A stint as a matchmaker inspired the Past Lives director’s latest film, starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans
The Real Jay Gatsby
Did F. Scott Fitzgerald model his titular character after his real-life Princeton school-mate?
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a new edition of John Gregory Dunne’s quasi-divorce memoir, an investigation into a Manhattan-art-gallery scandal, and a short-story collection capturing life in northern China
Albert Einstein’s Eureka! Moment
How a spiritual tradition with origins in ancient Greece influenced the Nobel Prize–winning physicist—and shaped the greatest scientific achievements of the millennium
Christine Sun Kim’s Guide to Berlin
The American artist shares her favorite spots in her adopted city
Forget Roy Cohn. William F. Buckley Jr. Is the True Dark Knight of the Right
On this week’s podcast, Sam Tanenhaus reveals how the writer set the agenda for Trump’s presidency
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
A Bonfire of the Vanities for our times, and a family drama that follows a wealthy patriarch’s sudden death
A Bro Is Born
How Cory Michael Smith went from growing up in blue-collar Ohio to playing a tech billionaire in Mountainhead, the new movie from Succession creator Jesse Armstrong
Making a Scene
In Slauson Rec, a new behind-the-scenes documentary, Shia LaBeouf builds a theater company—then torches it with tantrums, tirades, and flying chairs
The Making of The Thick of It: Part II
The creators and cast reflect on the Britcom’s stickiest moments—including a scandal that nearly derailed the whole thing—and the show’s legacy today
Dog Days
With an essay by P. G. Wodehouse, a newly reissued coffee-table book collects 820 photographs of Elliott Erwitt’s most unexpected muse
Front Lines
In his illustrations of war, the British artist George Butler adds color to the oft overlooked human experiences behind global conflicts
I Love Lucy’s Other Half
Raised as a prince in pre-Guevara Cuba, Desi Arnaz fled to America and revolutionized TV with Lucille Ball—but he couldn’t escape the trauma of his youth
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a collection spotlighting Vietnamese voices, the story of a troubled American dynasty, and a Pulitzer Prize–winning funny guy’s new memoir
Magda Butrym’s Guide to Warsaw
The Polish fashion designer shares her favorite spots in her hometown
The Price of Laughter
As Trump’s tariffs set in, Americans are getting hit right in the funny bone
