Irene Maiorino
The Italian actress, who stars as Lila in the fourth and final season of My Brilliant Friend, describes her serendipitous connections with Elena Ferrante’s characters
The Sin City of the 21st Century
On this week’s podcast, Darius J. Rubin visits a crime-ridden Asian Las Vegas shrouded in mystery
This Way to the Time Machine
La Scala, which opened in 1778, looks back to the 1600s
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a journey into the S&M underworld, a look at the Chinese education system, and a chronicle of Scotland Yard’s deadliest cases
Camille Charrière’s Guide to Paris
From studded bomber jackets to 80s sportswear, the half-French, half-English writer and Internet personality shares her favorite vintage shops in her home city
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
This month’s best mystery books and TV shows
Sweating the Details with Randy Andy
A Very Royal Scandal dramatizes the notorious interview Prince Andrew gave about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. But how much of it is true?
The Garden of Heathens
Between the turmoil of the World Wars, a few Europeans settled on a desolate Galápagos island. The experiment quickly descended into chaos
Jonathan Becker, In Focus
From garden strolls with Brassaï to nights out with Andy Warhol, a new book by the American photographer documents intimate moments with the 20th century’s high society
A New Look at the Life and Death of Dorothy Stratten
On this week’s podcast, Louise Stratten reveals why she’s finally speaking out about her sister’s tragic murder, Hollywood, Hefner, and more
Lunch with Christian Louboutin
On this week’s episode, the shoe designer explains how he went from being a young punk to having his red-bottom stilettos featured on Sex and the City
World Wide Weber
A Bruce Weber retrospective goes up at the Prague City Gallery, showcasing 300 images taken by the American photographer over five decades
Dhruv
As an undergraduate at Yale, he pivoted from statistics to songwriting. With his debut album, Private Blizzard, the young pop star is testing a more ambitious sound
Malcolm XYZ
Malcolm Gladwell discusses his latest book, Revenge of the Tipping Point, misconceptions about his work, and his penchant for universal laws
Prince Harry vs. Donald Trump
How similar are the Prince of Wails and the Complainer in Chief? Let us count the ways
Wild West
Karma, in New York, exhibits 22 vibrant, impasto landscape paintings by the Persian-American artist Manoucher Yektai
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a riveting history of mathematics, a history of Afghanistan since 9/11, and a chronicle of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud
