Around the World and Back Again
From tenement life to royal weddings to war’s front lines, Bert Hardy captured it all. A new exhibition in London collects the British photojournalist’s best work
Marta Has Left the Building
In Death Valley Junction, a theater like no other
Guiding Spirit
To write about Carson McCullers, the great American novelist, a biographer briefly lived in her childhood home
Stones on the Beach
Eighteen years ago in Rio, the Rolling Stones played to the largest audience ever assembled for a rock concert. Their creative director recalls the madness
Mob-Wife Style
Sofía Vergara becomes Miami’s biggest drug lord in the new Netflix series Griselda, and leaves audiences with one burning question: Who is writing this nonsense?
Carving Beauty
A retrospective at the Huntington Art Museum celebrates the artist Sargent Claude Johnson, a key figure of the Black Renaissance
A Whole New Ball Game
How a father and son created ESPN, sports programming’s North Star, on a wing, a prayer, and a chunk of Getty cash—and walked out with almost nothing
A Cinematic Séance
Peter Bogdanovich interviewed all the greats, from Hitchcock to Tarantino. Now you can hear the top filmmakers of the 21st century commune with the giants of Old Hollywood
Party of Five
The Last Dinner Party, a new rock band out of London, is shaking up the city’s music and style scenes
Weathering the Storm
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author and critic Michiko Kakutani discusses disruptive politics, the technology of the future, and her new book, The Great Wave
Romancing the Twitter Bro
The untold story of the lengths to which Twitter founder Jack Dorsey went to sway his company’s acquisition in Elon Musk’s favor
The Story of the Swan Capote Spared
On this week’s podcast, Joseph Rodota reveals the limits of the writer’s duplicity
Breaking the Mode
A new series tells the story of Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, and the momentous couture collection that rose from the ashes of W.W. II, changing fashion forever
Spin Doctor
How libertarians’ efforts to deregulate the health-care system has given rise to dubious doctors with dangerous medical advice
Comeback King
Two new biographies of King Charles mark a return to good old-fashioned royal journalism
Eternally Revolutionary
A new exhibition honors the late Italian photographer and activist Tina Modotti, who crossed paths with everyone from Pablo Neruda to Frida Kahlo
Rachel Kaly
The New York– and Los Angeles–based stand-up comedian turns her mental illnesses into jokes
Burning Love
A dating guide to Dante’s second circle of hell