Malcolm XYZ
Malcolm Gladwell discusses his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, misconceptions about his work, and his penchant for universal laws
Prince Harry vs. Donald Trump
How similar are the Prince of Wails and the Complainer in Chief? Let us count the ways
Jonathan Becker, In Focus
From garden strolls with Brassaï to nights out with Andy Warhol, a new book by the American photographer documents intimate moments with the 20th century’s high society
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
This month’s best mystery books and TV shows
Lunch with Christian Louboutin
On this week’s episode, the shoe designer explains how he went from being a young punk to having his red-bottom stilettos featured on Sex and the City
World Wide Weber
A Bruce Weber retrospective goes up at the Prague City Gallery, showcasing 300 images taken by the American photographer over five decades
Dhruv
As an undergraduate at Yale, he pivoted from statistics to songwriting. With his debut album, Private Blizzard, the young pop star is testing a more ambitious sound
The Garden of Heathens
Between the turmoil of the World Wars, a few Europeans settled on a desolate Galápagos island. The experiment quickly descended into chaos
Wild West
Karma, in New York, exhibits 22 vibrant, impasto landscape paintings by the Persian-American artist Manoucher Yektai
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a riveting history of mathematics, a history of Afghanistan since 9/11, and a chronicle of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud
Poster Child
The most comprehensive overview of film posters to date is published in a new coffee-table book from Tony Nourmand, the world’s foremost expert on the art form
Houdini of History
Robert Harris, the master of historical fiction, discusses his Ancient Rome Trilogy, U.K. politics, and the subject of his latest novel, Prime Minister H. H. Asquith’s scandalous affair
The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business
Eric Roberts was being groomed for stardom, until a cocaine habit derailed his career—and nearly cost him his life. Now his only addiction is to acting
Southern Star
The National Gallery, in London, exhibits more than 50 paintings that narrate the story of Van Gogh’s most turbulent period
The Good Kind of Political Drama: The West Wing at 25
On this week’s podcast, Janel Moloney, who played idealistic assistant Donna Moss, takes us inside the landmark show
Maddie Ziegler
The Dance Moms star turned actress reflects on her unusual path to Hollywood
A Dame-in-Waiting
Lesley Manville has gone toe-to-toe with Daniel Day-Lewis and been married to Gary Oldman. But with myriad new projects—and a fashion campaign for Loewe—she’s never been more front and center
