Assisted Leading
White House aides worry that Biden is showing his age—or Methuselah’s
Jocelyn Bioh
Ahead of the Broadway debut of her new play, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, the actress and playwright discusses why she infuses her stories with humor
The Longest Day
In an exclusive excerpt from an upcoming history of The New York Times: how 9/11 tested the paper’s newsroom—and fueled a wildly successful transition online
Assignment: Sinatra
Part III
Harold Hayes decides that Esquire will be proceeding with or without the cooperation of Sinatra—whom Talese trails to Las Vegas
Poster Boy
A North Carolina–based illustrator reimagines contemporary films as vintage book covers
Painting the White House Orange
In an interview, authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser discuss Trump’s indictments, his similarities with Putin, and what a 2024 election could look like
Spy Games
A new book pulls back the curtain on the mysterious life of Marguerite Harrison, a Gilded Age socialite turned intrepid spy
Jimmy Buffett’s Life Lessons
On this week’s podcast, Tom Freston remembers his friend and the adventures they had together
Bigger than Life
Tragedy! Triumph! Tinsel! One hundred years of the Hollywood sign
Lunch with Matthew Broderick
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the No Hard Feelings actor remembers his rough-and-tumble days growing up on Washington Square North, in New York City
A Tweed Apart
Featuring more than 200 looks, a sweeping retrospective of Coco Chanel’s life and career goes up at the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Weidenfeld Way
A new biography tells the story of the famed publisher George Weidenfeld, of London’s Weidenfeld & Nicolson, an uproarious character who stood at the meeting point of the literary and society worlds
Cast to the Rescue
Salzburg’s latest crack at The Marriage of Figaro
Back to Basics
Sixty years on, Lincoln Chase and Shirley Ellis’s hit song “The Nitty Gritty” remains a lesson in style
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss the story of a couple’s quest to visit every Costco, a retelling of Roman history through its Popes, and a look at life in East Germany
Estates of Confusion
A new book celebrates the madcap magic of artist Hunt Slonem’s homes
Ticket to Telluride
America’s most highbrow—and low-key—film festival turns 50
