Jonathan Becker, In Focus
From garden strolls with Brassaï to nights out with Andy Warhol, a new book by the American photographer documents intimate moments with the 20th century’s high society
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
This month’s best mystery books and TV shows
Dhruv
As an undergraduate at Yale, he pivoted from statistics to songwriting. With his debut album, Private Blizzard, the young pop star is testing a more ambitious sound
Malcolm XYZ
Malcolm Gladwell discusses his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, misconceptions about his work, and his penchant for universal laws
Wild West
Karma, in New York, exhibits 22 vibrant, impasto landscape paintings by the Persian-American artist Manoucher Yektai
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a riveting history of mathematics, a history of Afghanistan since 9/11, and a chronicle of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud
The Hardest-Working Man in Show Business
Eric Roberts was being groomed for stardom, until a cocaine habit derailed his career—and nearly cost him his life. Now his only addiction is to acting
Tangled Up in The West Wing
On the 25th anniversary of Aaron Sorkin’s beloved political drama, Janel Moloney—who played the idealistic Donna Moss—grapples with the show’s role in her life
Maddie Ziegler
The Dance Moms star turned actress reflects on her unusual path to Hollywood
Poster Child
The most comprehensive overview of film posters to date is published in a new coffee-table book from Tony Nourmand, the world’s foremost expert on the art form
Southern Star
The National Gallery, in London, exhibits more than 50 paintings that narrate the story of Van Gogh’s most turbulent period
The Good Kind of Political Drama: The West Wing at 25
On this week’s podcast, Janel Moloney, who played idealistic assistant Donna Moss, takes us inside the landmark show
Houdini of History
Robert Harris, the master of historical fiction, discusses his Ancient Rome Trilogy, U.K. politics, and the subject of his latest novel, Prime Minister H. H. Asquith’s scandalous affair
A Dame-in-Waiting
Lesley Manville has gone toe-to-toe with Daniel Day-Lewis and been married to Gary Oldman. But with myriad new projects—and a fashion campaign for Loewe—she’s never been more front and center
Mad as a Hatter
Cecilia Bartoli pulls out all stops in a vintage revival of Nina, Paisiello’s runaway smash of 1789
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a new edition of Wilfrid Sheed’s 1966 masterpiece, the retelling of a 1980s hostage crisis, and Bernard-Henri Lévy on Israel
Queen of (Sneaky) Pop
Vienna Teng, the genre-bending Taiwanese singer-songwriter, embarks on a U.S. tour this fall