The Fall of the House of Astor (Revisited)
A posthumous memoir from the son of New York society’s departed queen offers a self-serving perspective on an infamous scandal
The Gulag of Bernarda Alba
From London’s National Theatre, Lorca’s blistering tragedy of woman’s inhumanity to woman
Warning Signs
Publicly, Winthrop Bell was known as a standout Harvard professor. Secretly, the British spy was the first to raise the alarm about World War II
Director’s Cut
In the 1970s, Stanley Kubrick fought to block the publication of The Magic Eye, a book lightly critical of his films. Now, it’s finally getting published
Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s Guide to Mumbai
The couturier to Bollywood royalty shares his favorite restaurants, hotels, shops, and other go-to’s in the city
Lucca Hue-Williams
The 26-year-old gallerist behind Albion Jeune is bringing fresh perspectives to London’s art scene
To Catch (and Release?) a Killer
On this week’s podcast, Howard Blum reveals why the case against the alleged University of Idaho murderer looks shockingly thin
An Open Letter to My Aging Body
What did I do to deserve this?
Photography’s Années Folles
George Hoyningen-Huene’s portraits of everyone from Josephine Baker to Judy Garland, Katharine Hepburn, and Frank Capra—collected in a new book—evoke the style and glamour of the 20th century
High Definition
An exhibition of rare dictionaries includes volumes by Samuel Johnson and J. R. R. Tolkien
L.A. Paints Itself
Since the 1960s, Joan Agajanian Quinn has supported the careers of L.A. artists, from Ed Ruscha to Frank Gehry. Now her rarely shown collection is on view in Laguna Beach
Pitch-Perfect
In an interview, the breakout tenor Jonathan Tetelman chronicles his road from D.J.-ing to starring in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Met
The Life Lessons of Shonda Rhimes
The trailblazing creator of Bridgerton, Grey’s Anatomy, and Scandal is raising kids on her own, worrying about Donald Trump, and having trouble getting a date
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss Frank Bruni’s study of grievance, a humorist’s investigation into subtle distinctions, and a biography of Harry Truman
Judi Dench’s Guide to London
The British actress and longtime Shakespeare lover shares her favorite theater, pub, restaurant, and museum in her adopted city
Adultery by the Book
Revived in Berlin, Riccardo Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini recalls the fate of Guinevere, Isolde, Melisande …
From Camera to Canvas
Paintings by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who filmed the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, and the Who at their peak, go on display in upstate New York
Art Nouveau
Meet the nine young painters at the center of Paris’s artistic boom
Arts and Drafts
Five years after leaving New York magazine, Adam Moss discusses the state of media today, how he fills his days, and his new book about art
