Diving For Treasure
The Met Opera takes up Georges Bizet’s youthful romance Les Pêcheurs de Perles
The Midas Touch
Everything the American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen touches turns to gold
Sinatra in the Jungle
On the 70th anniversary of Mogambo, John Ford’s 1950s adultery epic set in Africa, a behind-the-scenes look at its stars—Grace Kelly, Clark Gable, and Ava Gardner, married to Frank Sinatra at the time
A Very British Scandal-Maker
Sam McAlister, the longtime BBC producer who persuaded Prince Andrew to do that car-crash interview, tells all
In Search of Lost Whimsy
In a new coffee-table book, the eccentric Italian artist and designer Gaetano Pesce looks back on his life and career, and reflects on his longtime enemy: coherence
Into the Wild
The adventurous side of the legendary photographer Peter Beard was part instinct, part carefully manicured image
Home and Away
Inside the magical French farmhouse teeming with undiscovered artwork by Max Ernst and Leonora Carrington, two of the biggest names in Surrealism
Inside the Murder That Shocked Swinging London
On this week’s podcast, John Glatt reveals why a drugged-out American playboy killed a young woman
Lunch with Jon Hamm
The Maggie Moore(s) actor joins host Bruce Bozzi on this week’s Table for Two to talk about avoiding the Don Draper trap, how obsessive Tom Cruise really is, his marriage, and much more …
Viva Venini!
A dazzling new coffee-table book offers a survey of the unparalleled lighting designs of Venini, the Italian glass firm that elevated Murano to new heights
History Boys
A patrician cavalier and an Eeyorish football fan: the unlikely duo behind one of the world’s most successful podcasts
Life of the Party
In celebration of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s 75th birthday, the legendary dancer’s arts center is hosting a day-long concert in upstate New York
Safe Haven
Outside of Washington and Manhattan, John F. Kennedy Jr. had a rich, little-explored life on Cape Cod, his sanctuary from childhood up until his death
A Crime That Haunts New York—and Ignited Trump’s Political Ambitions
On this week’s podcast: Jeffrey Toobin discusses the Central Park jogger attack, a crime that defines a dangerous era in New York City
Act of Faith
Serving as a pilot in World War I, Hans Christian Adamson was staunchly agnostic. After he survived a plane’s crash landing, a religious medal took on new meaning
