The Mouths of Babes
Imagine Lucy from “Peanuts” with the politics of John Lennon and you’ve got “Mafalda,” a comic strip whose millions of fans included Gabriel García Márquez
Dive In!
From Spain to India to Mexico, a new coffee-table book showcases the world’s most stunning swimming pools
Billionaire Boys’ Golf Club
On this week’s podcast, William D. Cohan reports on the latest power move for .01-percenters
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
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
The Making of The Thick of It: Part I
Armando Iannucci, Peter Capaldi, and others tell the story of how the profanity-laced, pitch-black political Britcom came to be, 20 years on
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
Hollywood in Bloom
From Come September to Love in the Afternoon, a look at the film industry’s most memorable celebrations of spring
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
The “Dollar Princess” Diaries
John Singer Sargent’s portraits of Gilded Age heiresses who married into the British aristocracy go on view in London
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
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
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
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
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 Pathological Ironist
Percival Everett, whose novel James won the Pulitzer Prize this month, talks Trump, Twain, and fighting darkness with humor
