Stephen Sondheim’s Phantom Menace
As a new Sondheim revue opens on Broadway, producer Cameron Mackintosh reflects on their friendship—and on Sondheim’s rivalry with Andrew Lloyd Webber
To Edward R. Murrow. Love, Marlene Dietrich
He was America’s pre-eminent newsman. She was an international sex symbol. They both hated bullies
Flower Power
A Dior designer’s take on floral arrangements, a visual history of the rose, and a gardening guide by Martha Stewart … Ring in spring with three new coffee-table books
One Hundred Years of Gatsby
Editions of The Great Gatsby—which achieved popularity only after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s death—abound, but the mysteries surrounding the Great American Novel endure
The Other Saturday Night Live
A famous host. A gifted cast. A stream of celebrity guests. The result? One of the worst shows in TV history
Another Reason to Hate on the Ivy League and Nepo Babies!
On this week’s podcast, Andrew Zucker looks at the Versailles-level housing being built for super-rich kids
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a timely look back at McCarthyism, a novel about a couple’s tragic battle with dementia, and a history of the four compass points
Death Stares on the Tigris
Inside Victorian England’s most intense feud—a backstabbing, betrayal-laden rivalry to decipher the writings of ancient Babylon and Assyria
Chiharu Shiota’s Guide to Osaka
The Japanese artist shares her favorite spots in her hometown
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
This month’s best crime-fiction book and TV shows
My Adventures in Journalism
In an interview, AIR MAIL Co-Editor Graydon Carter discusses Trump’s short fingers, the enduring magic of New York, and his memoir on the golden age of magazines
Elon, Elon, Elon
The hazards of talking politics over dinner
Loos Woman
The novelist who beat F. Scott Fitzgerald at his own game
Medardo Rosso’s Free Form
The amorphous sculptures of the 20th-century artist who was a friend of Renoir’s, a rival of Rodin’s, and a mentor to Brancusi go on view in Basel
Inside the Danny Elfman Sexual-Harassment Story
On this week’s podcast, Jacob Bernstein discusses his reporting on the #MeToo case that has baffled Hollywood
Zen and the Art of Being Ruth Asawa
Coinciding with a major San Francisco exhibition, an updated biography of the sculptor chronicles her journey from Japanese-internment-camp prisoner to art-world pioneer
Mad About the Boy
In the Old Vic’s Present Laughter, Andrew Scott flips the script, sort of
Titans at War
A new book tells the inside story of an epic feud between Winston Churchill and U.S. Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a novel from a former New Yorker fact-checker, a history of NPR, and a portrait of one of the grandes dames of Impressionism
Emilia Wickstead’s Guide to Auckland
The New Zealand fashion designer shares her favorite spots in her home city
