Last House on the Trad Right
William F. Buckley Jr. learned his brand of conservative radicalism at his family’s sprawling Connecticut home, now up for sale
Murder, They Wrote
This month’s best mystery books range from a thriller spelling out the origins of Fascism in England to a literary whodunit reminiscent of The Thursday Murder Club
Sex and the A.I. Girl
On this week’s podcast, Flora Gill reveals why so many people are having affairs with digital companions
There Will Be Bloods
How the pioneering American dynasty both witnessed and shaped the creation of the United States
Iké Udé’s Guide to Lagos
From beach clubs to hidden art hubs, the Nigerian-American photographer and performer shares his go-to’s in his native city
Lunch with Jeff Goldblum
The actor and jazz musician extols the virtues of having a life outside of Hollywood and praises good luck on this week’s episode of Table for Two
Paul, John, George, Ringo, and Me
My movie Let It Be chronicled the Beatles’ last concert—and got lost in the wake of their breakup. Now it’s returning to screens
Taking Orders
Nothing prepared a Hacks co-creator for Hollywood quite like working as a waitress
Who’s Afraid of the Internet Novel?
The latest wave of fictions attempting to capture life online is more damaged and dissociative than ever before
The Secret Life of Jimmy Nelson
A new book collects the former advertising executive turned intrepid photographer’s shots of Indigenous peoples from Siberia to Nepal to Kenya
Fifty Shades of Romantasy
How a genre fusing romance and fantasy—replete with kinky elves—took over best-seller lists and women’s nightstands everywhere
The Wife That History Forgot
A new discovery sheds fresh light on Alice Hathaway Lee, Theodore Roosevelt’s first love, who was largely written off as inconsequential in the president’s life
Noem Chompski
Other potential Trump vice-presidential picks now that Kristi Noem has shot herself in the foot
Baby Reindeer Games
The hit Netflix show about stalking has bled into real life as social-media sleuths hound—and threaten—the actual people the story is based on
Eurovision Gets Serious
For decades, the international pop contest was a source of harmless fun for millions. This year, people are bracing for violence
Morphine, Booze, and Roaring
Brian Cox, Succession’s raging paterfamilias, takes on a Eugene O’Neill classic alongside a dazzling Patricia Clarkson
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
A Ballet with a Twist
Cathy Marston premieres Atonement, an adaptation of Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel and her first creation as the new director of Ballett Zürich
Inside the Crime That Scandalized New York’s Bluebloods
On this week’s podcast, Michael Gross takes a new look at the conviction of Brooke Astor’s son for stealing millions from her
The Gulag of Bernarda Alba
From London’s National Theatre, Lorca’s blistering tragedy of woman’s inhumanity to woman
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
