From Hussar to Bazaar
An exhibition in Philadelphia honors the graphic designer Alexey Brodovitch, who went from serving in a Russian hussar regiment to being art director at Harper’s Bazaar, where he mentored photographers such as Irving Penn
Paapa Essiedu
The Ghanaian-British actor is bringing his role in the critically acclaimed revival of The Effect from London to New York City
(Mid-)20th-Century Women
Ruth Orkin’s postwar photographs, collected in a new book, offer a snapshot of the modern woman navigating life in the big city
Drumming Up Sympathy
A new biography of rock legend Jim Gordon reveals how the music scene ignored his mental health struggles, then abandoned him when he snapped
Lucas Zelnick
After a brief stint as a corporate strategist, the young comedian started a stand-up club in Manhattan
Why Do Today’s Leading Men Dress Like Rent Boys?
On this week’s podcast, George Hahn has a few choice words for the death of Hollywood style
Around the World and Back Again
From tenement life to royal weddings to war’s front lines, Bert Hardy captured it all. A new exhibition in London collects the British photojournalist’s best work
Hollywood Lights
A new exhibition in Washington, D.C., displays photographs by George Hurrell, who captured everyone from Marlene Dietrich to Greta Garbo to Clark Gable
The Wellness Madness
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Buzz Bissinger is sick of wellness. What he wants is more badness, malice, and depravity
A Long Day’s Journey into Night
The Italian filmmaker behind Gomorrah and Pinocchio adapts immigrants’ real-life horror stories for the screen in his Oscar-nominated new film
Talking to the Hand
Fifteen years after Jerusalem, Jez Butterworth’s new play is a rich and masterful portrait of a divided family of women
Feeding Frenzy
Post-Putin, Tucker Carlson interviews Jaws, the shark
Romantasy Addicts
It’s unadulterated escapism. It’s junk food for the mind. Suddenly, sales of fiction classed as both fantasy and romance are booming
The Amazing Race
Bobi Wine’s journey from pop star to presidential candidate dominated headlines in Uganda. Now, thanks to an Oscar-nominated documentary, the conversation continues around the world
Do It Like the French Do!
Fresh from playing Coco Chanel in The New Look, Juliet Binoche takes on the role of the live-in cook of a celebrated gourmand in The Taste of Things
Election-Year Anxiety?
A veteran advice columnist fields questions—and comments—from a few concerned citizens
