Au Revoir, les Femmes
A new documentary tells the little-known story of a group of 230 non-Jewish women of the French Resistance who were sent to Auschwitz
Picasso Unseen
Rare, intimate pictures taken by the Irish photographer Edward Quinn over the course of his 19-year friendship with Picasso capture the artist in his downtime
Hot Messes in East Hampton!
On this week’s podcast, Linda Wells reveals how big egos are bringing big drama to gyms out East
Always Beckoning
Beck, laughing wild amid severest woe, is on tour through September 10, with upcoming stops in Texas, Chicago, Toronto, and cities along the East Coast
Emma Seligman
In Bottoms, a comedy about a queer fight club, the young director collaborates with college friends, who happen to be rising stars in Hollywood
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a memoir from the legendary producer of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, an account of life as a lighthouse keeper, and a classical composer’s search for her birth parents
Bad Romance
Set in the 19th century, William Boyd’s latest novel spans the life of a fictional writer who counts Percy Shelley and Lord Byron as friends
Better Fish to Fry
A look inside Toyosu, Tokyo’s largest fish market, where buyers congregate before dawn to bid on pricey bluefin tuna
Making Trouble
In an interview, former Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust discusses growing up in the American South, the ending of affirmative action, and her new memoir, Necessary Trouble
How a Man Called “the Cheese” Almost Subverted the 2020 Election
On this week’s podcast, Jeffrey Toobin on Trump’s Harvard-educated lawyer who concocted the plan to overturn Biden’s victory
Lunch with Gretchen Carlson
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the former Fox News anchor joins host Bruce Bozzi to discuss how she went from Miss America to Roger Ailes’s worst nightmare …
Picture’s Up
The 76th Edinburgh International Film Festival, which opens next week, will screen a selection of vintage movies and innovative international films
After Hours: The Oral History of a Cult Classic
With his career on the ropes, Martin Scorsese fought his way back to the top with a low-budget, surreal black comedy, set in New York’s gritty downtown scene
When Rome Stood Still
Pandemic-era photographs of deserted streets and empty monuments reveal a magical side to a city so often associated with the throngs of people it attracts
Little Mermaid in La La Land
From Amsterdam, a fey yet bleak revival of Dvořák’s Rusalka
Bears in Mind
While researching the last remaining bear species, a journalist homed in on studies about the animals’ impressive cognitive abilities
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a tale of losing big on a CBD scheme; a re-issued Jazz Age novel; and a comedy about a former debutante
Hit the Books
For the 2024 Summer Olympics, Parisian police have banned booksellers from setting up shop along the Seine River. The stall owners are fighting back
