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Everyone’s Mad as Hell and No One’s Taking It Anymore

On this week’s podcast, Bruce Handy tells us how the 2020s have become the Raging 20s

Laya DeLeon Hayes

For her latest role, the young actress stars in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, a modern twist on Frankenstein

Design Within Reach

Architect Lina Ghotmeh is sprucing up the Serpentine Gallery, just in time for its big summer party

In the Eye of the Storm

Paul McCartney’s Pentax photos from 1964—the year that marked the band’s American tour, and the start of Beatlemania—are collected in a new book

The Bard of Berkshire

Best-selling novelist Robert Harris—his books have sold more than 10 million copies—still writes 800 words a day. Just don’t expect any sex scenes

Murder, They Wrote

This month in mystery books, we recommend reading former F.B.I. director James Comey’s crime-fiction debut, which draws from a lengthy career in and out of the courtroom

Summer Time

Eleven years after Donna Summer’s death, the Queen of Disco’s collection of lavish costumes, gold records, and handwritten lyrics will go up for auction at Christie’s

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss a retelling of Western history through 14 thinkers, a deep dive into the places that define Manhattan, and an exploration of private space travel

Tall Tales

How super-tall, pencil-thin buildings are changing Manhattan’s classic skyline

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Back to the Beginning

The Last Hurrah

A new book collects the 1980s party photographs of Dafydd Jones, chronicler of British high society at its most riotous, just as that world was coming to an end

The Diary of Hannah Goslar

In an excerpt from her memoir, Anne Frank’s closest childhood friend recalls the years leading up to their deportations, and their against-all-odds reunion

On Targets

In 1968, Peter Bogdanovich directed his first film, about what was then an uncommon event: a mass shooting. It haunted him to the end

Should You Move to Athens? (All the Cool Kids Are)

On this week’s podcast: Greece’s new hot spot, an Oscars mess, and the man who may take down Putin

Lunch with Douglas Brinkley

On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the historian talks about his plan with Sean Penn to save the world, Silent Spring Revolution, and why starting small isn’t such a bad thing when it comes to environmental work

Joni Mitchell’s Second Act

Kathryn Bromwich

How a bout of long COVID during the height of the pandemic gave way to a London editor’s debut novel

David Downton’s Sketchbook

DeSantis Campaign Contributors

He reportedly raised more than $8 million within 24 hours of announcing his candidacy for president. Just who the hell is giving Ron DeSantis all this money?

Bons Mots and Bad Turns

The Show Won’t Go On

A screenwriter’s dispatch from the Writers Guild of America picket line

Owning the Lits

Fringe scholars have long argued that Shakespeare wasn’t really Shakespeare. So why has it suddenly become an article of faith among young conservatives?