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“War, Tribes, and Camels Without End”

Garry Winogrand in Color

A new book collects rarely seen color work by the master of postwar American street photography, from the bustling byways of Manhattan to the shaded underside of Coney Island’s boardwalk

Josh Gosfield’s Sketchbook

Keeping It Real

How an art journalist challenged the Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board—and incidentally revealed many of its secrets

The Pace of Peace

Risko’s Sketchbook

Boomers vs. Gen Z–ers

Did the baby-boomers have more style? Are Gen Z–ers less reprehensible? Find out in our battle of the generations!

Succession, Royals-Style

On Top of the World

A new coffee-table book offers a delightful guide to Alpine travel across France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and Germany

Could You Be an Attention Whore?

On this week’s podcast, the keeper of our Attention-Whore Index reveals the worst of this year’s worst

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

For the Ages

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger made 24 bold and imaginative films before falling out of favor. Now the duo that Martin Scorsese and Tilda Swinton credit as influences are getting their due

These Hills Are Made for Stalkin’

Visiting Scotland’s Letterewe Estate is like stepping back in time

Un-Balancing the Books

The Great (Culture) War

In 2023, while some cities celebrated femininity with Taylor Swift and Barbie, others pivoted toward angry country music. Do universal pop-culture trends even exist anymore?

In Search of Misspent Youth

Hormones, horsepower, and hamburgers: the making of American Graffiti

The Mystery of Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim’s biographer looks back at the signs she missed when interviewing the legendary composer and lyricist

Postcard New England

The early days of skiing in the United States were wild and woolly, with rope tows, aristocratic instructors, and five-to-a-room boarding houses

The Real “Danish Girl”?

Lucia Lucas, baritone, walks the walk as the transgender trailblazer Lili Elbe

English History on LSD

Side Effects

Neuroscientist Candace Pert’s pioneering medical research was meant to help end drug addiction. Instead, Big Pharma used it to create opioids

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

The Iceman Cometh

By land, air, and sea, Sir Hubert Wilkins explored the earth’s harshest polar regions—and the hidden depths of the human mind

Paul Davis’s Sketchbook