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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

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Doing as the Romans Do

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a new boxed set of Jane Austen’s novels, an account of the fabled 1917 sighting of the Virgin Mary in Portugal, and a portrait of the Roman poet Horace

Prabal Gurung’s Guide to Kathmandu

The Nepalese-American fashion designer shares his favorite spots in his hometown

A Ziegfeld Girl Recalls the Forgotten War

After Cosette, Eliza Doolittle, and Sondheim’s Dot, Melissa Errico channels her great aunt Rose

The Man Behind the Mustache

Ron Chernow discusses adapting his Hamilton biography into the hit musical, how to cure writer’s block, and the complicated, thrilling subject of his latest book: Mark Twain

Eric Hanson’s Sketchbook

The Amazing Jack Kirby

The co-creator of Captain America, Iron Man, and the Avengers gets his first museum retrospective

What’s Old Is New Again

The vice-chairman of 20th- and 21st-century art at Christie’s New York recommends the 10 must-see paintings in the newly reopened Frick Collection

Eighties Mania!

From the eruption of Mount Saint Helens to the rise of Madonna, Indira Gandhi’s assassination, and shoulder pads, two new books capture the bold, anarchic spirit of the decade

The Mean Girls Next Door

How Tina Fey turned a self-help manual for anxious mothers into the quintessential teen movie of the early aughts

The People’s Mother

From McDonald’s to Disneyland, mums’ races, and school drop-offs, no aspect of Princess Diana’s identity was more heavily scrutinized than her role as a mother to William and Harry

When a Billionaire Buys Your General Store

On this week’s podcast, Carrie Monahan looks at the latest oddity among the 0.1-percenters on Long Island’s East End

Lily McInerny

In a starring role alongside Chloë Sevigny, the 26-year-old brings new energy to a coming-of-age classic

Should Warhol Be Canned?

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Hail, Caesars!

The Writer and the Spy

How a journalist and a god-fearing F.B.I. agent partnered up to tell the true story of going undercover in America’s most dangerous neo-Nazi group

Lolita Cros’s Guide to New York

The French curator and art dealer shares her favorite art galleries in her hometown

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music

A summer-long Western road trip for Hunter Noack and his nine-foot Steinway grand, vintage 1912

Brett Robinson

The 34-year-old Ralph Lauren alum turned furniture designer is taking a bold new direction with his upcoming collection

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Show and Tell

The artist Goshka Macuga is exploring the intersection of fashion and art as part of her long-term collaboration with Miu Miu