30 Years of Friends
From Matthew Perry’s addiction issues to David Schwimmer’s leather pants, the creators and actors of the hit sitcom tell the story of how it came to be, three decades after its first episode
Naomi Ackie
The actress, who stars alongside Channing Tatum in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, Blink Twice, details her path to Hollywood
Cult Classic
For 50 years, the Telluride Film Festival has celebrated cinema—not sponsors—with inspired programming and devoted attendees
Who Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s Plastic Surgeon?
On this week’s podcast, Linda Wells reveals all
Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read
This month’s best mystery books and TV shows
Grand Slam
As the U.S. Open approaches, a new book collects more than 150 objects of tennis memorabilia, with text by Gustavo Fernández, Rafael Nadal, and Stan Smith
Happily Ever After
In the 1500s, Thomas Cranmer, a Catholic priest infatuated with marriage, translated Roman Catholic wedding vows into English. His tweaks shaped the modern idea of marriage
Brooke Shields’s Guide to Long Island
The actress, union leader, and C.E.O. shares her favorite summer spots around her Southampton home
Conventional Madness
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Buzz Bissinger is maddened by political conventions, sickened by the costumes, and apoplectic at the idiots on and off the stage
Stars at Work
A new book celebrates the golden age of American moviemaking, as seen in the pages of Life magazine
The Shots Heard Around the World
Fifty years after the Kent State shooting, an Ohio Army National Guardsman finally reveals why they shot at unarmed college protesters
Ennui au Soleil
Françoise Sagan’s debut novel, Bonjour Tristesse, caused a sensation, rocked the sleepy town of St. Tropez, and helped usher in an era of rebellious youth
How a Police Officer Landed an East Hampton Mansion
On this week’s podcast, Carrie Monahan takes us inside her story of a recluse and the man who befriended him
The Queen’s Next Move
In Salzburg’s The Tales of Hoffmann, Kathryn Lewek shows four faces of the Eternal Feminine
Eva Marie Saint
Hitchcock’s other blonde
A Gold-Medal Stunt
The Paris Olympics was one for the ages. Then, attention-seeking Tom Cruise jumped through the roof of the Stade de France
Anna Sawai
The star of Shōgun discusses her J-pop past and hopes for the second season of Pachinko
It’s Lonely at the Top
Millions of adoring fans are no substitute for a single person who really gets it. Someone like me, for example
