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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Good-Bye, Noughties!
Gone are the fun, messy, and fast times at work—perhaps for the better, says the cast of Bridget Jones
Doctor Who?
Meet the Boston brain doctor who lives a double life writing incredibly successful thrillers under the pen name Freida McFadden
Art Nouveau
In Paris, the Louvre presents its inaugural fashion exhibition, placing designers from Azzedine Alaïa to Yohji Yamamoto in dialogue with decorative arts from Byzantium to the Second Empire
Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer
Why Audrey Hepburn’s granddaughter forewent a career in the spotlight to pursue painting
Remembering Twin Peaks
The cast of David Lynch’s rich and strange television masterpiece recall the late director’s sheer unusualness
Hot Takes
A handy digest of recent media coverage concerning the L.A. wildfires
