From Bonnie and Clyde to Kramer vs. Kramer
The ultra-violent screenplay he co-wrote for Bonnie and Clyde made his name. But Robert Benton’s real specialty was depicting frailty and family struggles
Fifty Shades of White
A Robert Ryman retrospective goes up at David Zwirner’s Hong Kong outpost, marking the monochrome painter’s first solo exhibition in Greater China
Daddy Issues
When it comes to claiming responsibility for his son Eric, Trump points his short fingers at Biden
Go Right Ahead—Compare Me To A Summer’s Day
Dozens of eloquent voices are heard in Shakespeare’s incomparable sonnets
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a provocative history of World War II atrocities, an investigation into pyramid schemes, and a foray into the ruins of Pompeii
The Missing Sister
Before #FreeBritney, there was Aimee Semple McPherson—an influential radio evangelist who fell victim to an abusive conservatorship
Laila Gohar’s Guide to Cairo
The culinary artist and co-founder of Gohar World shares her favorite spots in her hometown
Shakespeare on Pointe
Balanchine’s 1962 adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a magical tale of love and longing, returns to New York City Ballet
Getting Lit
Literary salons are making a comeback in London, where live readings—complete with D.J.’s—are eclipsing nightclubs
Department of Insanity
Move over, DOGE—Group Receiving Inducements For Trump (GRIFT), the president’s newest government agency, is draining the swamp, one luxury jet at a time
The G-Man Writes Again
Former F.B.I. director James Comey on working for George W. Bush and Barack Obama; advice for the current director, Kash Patel; and the art of his second act: writing thrillers
Lunch with Natasha Lyonne
On this week’s Table for Two, everyone’s favorite gravel-voiced actress describes the target audience for Poker Face, why she should be the face of a pro-smoking ad campaign, and more
Hollywood in Bloom
From Come September to Love in the Afternoon, a look at the film industry’s most memorable celebrations of spring
Inside the Sexual-Abuse Scandal That’s Shocked Italy
On this week’s podcast, Elena Clavarino looks at how a scion of one of Venice’s storied families went bad
The “Dollar Princess” Diaries
John Singer Sargent’s portraits of Gilded Age heiresses who married into the British aristocracy go on view in London
Benito Skinner
In his new series, Overcompensating, the 31-year-old comedian joins stars such as Megan Fox, Kaia Gerber, and Charli XCX to tell his coming-out story
The Pathological Ironist
Percival Everett, whose novel James won the Pulitzer Prize this month, talks Trump, Twain, and fighting darkness with humor
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a new boxed set of Jane Austen’s novels, an account of the fabled 1917 sighting of the Virgin Mary in Portugal, and a portrait of the Roman poet Horace
Prabal Gurung’s Guide to Kathmandu
The Nepalese-American fashion designer shares his favorite spots in his hometown
A Ziegfeld Girl Recalls the Forgotten War
After Cosette, Eliza Doolittle, and Sondheim’s Dot, Melissa Errico channels her great aunt Rose
What’s Old Is New Again
The vice-chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art at Christie’s New York recommends the 10 must-see paintings in the newly reopened Frick Collection