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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

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

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

Modi Operandi

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

Spirited Away

Ithell Colquhoun’s Surrealist works go up at the Tate St. Ives, in Cornwall, where the British artist, writer, and sorceress found inspiration in the ancient landscape

Death at the Top of the World

Quintessa Swindell

The 27-year-old actor stars in Ridley Scott’s new thriller, Prime Target, while simultaneously making their directorial debut at the Sundance Film Festival

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

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Inside the Dream Factory

In an interview, Steven Soderbergh talks George Clooney, A.I., the problem with Hollywood studios, and his new ghost movie, Presence

Chekhov In Flashes

From London, Andrew Scott’s Off Broadway-bound Vanya

A Real-Life Mrs. Maisel

A meticulously kept scrapbook sheds light on the little-remembered life of Jean Carroll, America’s first Jewish woman stand-up comedian

Rolf Sachs’s Guide to Saint-Moritz

The artist and designer shares his favorite spots in the mountain town

Doctor Who?

Meet the Boston brain doctor who lives a double life writing incredibly successful thrillers under the pen name Freida McFadden

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Young Man, There’s a Place You Can Go

Hot Takes

A handy digest of recent media coverage concerning the L.A. wildfires

Josh Gosfield’s Sketchbook