Bella Figura
For Italian actress Miriam Leone, it all started with a little black dress
Murder, They Wrote
Three new mysteries
I Used to Be Charming
A never-before-published essay on the burns that almost cost the L.A. icon her life
Ann Patchett
Recommends three of this year’s best books
September Songs
Fontella Bass, King Curtis … Willie Bobo! And much more
Myth Buster
Maaza Mengiste writes the alternate history of Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia
The Trump Mentor
A new documentary takes on the controversial attorney Roy Cohn
Lovable Geniuses, Preening Taskmasters?
Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, and the complicated truth about band—and Band—dynamics
Mein Furor: Germans Not Laughing at ScarJo’s Hitler Comedy
“About as funny as Schindler’s List”
Spoiler Alert
Did the creator of The Crown tell the one who wears it what happens next on the series?
Larger Than Life
This month, a number of exhibitions pay tribute to those artists that died too young
The Man of Mode
Tim Walker, one of fashion’s most talented eccentrics, reflects on his smashing new show at the V&A
Cynthia Talmadge
The American artist who takes inspiration from female courtroom villains—and their outfits
Drop That Corn Dog
No platform is better suited for letting candidates bypass the hokey rituals of retail campaigning than the humble, motley podcast