From Russia, with Lulz
Mark Eydelshteyn landed his first English-speaking role with a very unusual audition tape
Call Him by His Name
In an interview, André Aciman discusses the inspiration for Call Me by Your Name and his new memoir, about his own teenage years spent in Italy
All About Marilyn
Eve Arnold’s newly discovered pictures of Marilyn Monroe capture the enduring friendship between Magnum’s first female photographer and an actress fighting for success in a male-dominated world
Lunch with Hannah Waddingham
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the Ted Lasso actress reveals why she doesn’t want to look like herself when she appears on-screen
Open Roads to Candy Mountain
In an interview, the actor Kevin J. O’Connor reflects on his experience shooting Robert Frank’s newly restored 1987 film
Deadly Pleasures to Listen to, Read, and Watch
Get in the Halloween spirit with this month’s best mystery podcast, book, and movie
Inside the Summer’s Most Mysterious Tragedy
This week, Sam Kashner discusses what he learned about the sinking of the doomed, multi-million-dollar yacht Bayesian
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a memoir from the interwar Jane Austen, the musings of a thrice Booker Prize–shortlisted author, and a biography of the humorist Will Rogers
The Dickens of Appalachia
In an interview, Barbara Kingsolver discusses her little-known first book, the inspiration behind Demon Copperhead, and what J. D. Vance gets wrong about the rural South
Bjarke Ingels’s Guide to Copenhagen
The Danish architect shares his favorite spots in his home city
The Ives Conundrum
Celebrating 150 years of Charles Ives, the masterful American composer we’re still quick to dismiss as a crank
Party Animals
From laughing seals to dancing monkeys to sexy hippos, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards use humor to raise environmental awareness
Inside the Strange World of Melania
On this week’s podcast, Andy Borowitz takes us inside the new memoir by Mrs. Trump
The Living-Room M.F.A.
As the cost of graduate writing programs goes up and the degree’s perceived value declines, alternatives are springing up far from campus
Funny Face
An exhibition in Winslow, Arizona, celebrates Paul Ruschá, the multi-media artist, nomadic art-world jester, and longtime paramour of Eve Babitz
The Rudolph Revival
A wunderkind who spent his later years in the wilderness, the visionary architect Paul Rudolph is finally getting the retrospective he deserves
Rosario Candela’s New York
The Jazz Age architect invented penthouse living, remaking the city’s skyline—and attracting buyers including Jackie O—along the way
Ave Maria!
She got Rudy Giuliani to fiddle with his crotch in the Borat sequel. Now Maria Bakalova steals the show as Ivana Trump in the new movie The Apprentice
