Fish Tales
An exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum, in Massachusetts, highlights more than 40 delightfully illustrated editions of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick
“Stan Mack’s Real Life Funnies,” Revisited
New York’s favorite, “100% overheard” comic strip, which ran from the mid-70s to the mid-90s in The Village Voice, is brought back to life in a new book
The Face in the Mirror
James Corden’s chummy charm conquered America, but the United Kingdom isn’t so keen
Blondie Moment
In an excerpt from his new memoir, Chris Stein, the Blondie co-founder and guitarist, recalls the heroin-and-pot-fueled chaos of life on tour in the early 80s
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a World War II thriller, a book on the making of Double Indemnity, a look at Cold War Moscow, and an overlooked Mark Twain novel
Tish Weinstock’s Guide to London
The beauty editor and fashion fixture shares her tips on where to find everything from Edwardian lace to Chanel tweed in her home city
The Daumier of La Dolce Vita
Ava Gardner kicked him in the groin, Peter O’Toole socked him in the ear, and this month Gérard Depardieu pounded him to a pulp. But 79-year-old Rino Barillari isn’t slowing down
Murder, They Wrote
This month’s best mystery books, podcasts, and TV series
Man Ray’s Halo Effect
A new book surveys the life and work of the prolific 20th-century artist who revolutionized photography and pioneered the Surrealist movement
Hoaxing the Nazis
Using fake tanks, movie-set designers, and an all-too-real General Patton, the Allies ingeniously fooled Hitler in the run-up to D-day
The Remains of the Day
How an intrepid director and a truly star-studded cast came together to make the 1962 war epic The Longest Day, against odds that almost rivaled the real event
Drinking the High Life
On this week’s podcast, Linda Wells tells us about the new wave of THC cocktails (and how they lead to a cleaner kitchen)
Valley of the Books
Located inside a family’s Brooklyn home, High Valley Books offers the best collection of rare and vintage print media in the city
Lunch with Sam Taylor-Johnson
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the Fifty Shades of Grey director talks about making Paul Newman cry, the inspiration behind her new Amy Winehouse biopic, and more …
Along Came Polly
Polly Jean Harvey, the fearless singer and two-time Mercury Prize winner known as PJ Harvey, blends her recent work with 90s classics on her European summer tour
Lola Peploe
For the actor’s directorial debut, she’s revisiting her grandmother’s legendary life and painting career
Satch Is Back!
Five spectacular and previously unheard Louis Armstrong recordings from 1968 are finally being released by the BBC, showing him to be a great entertainer to the last
