Face Value
At the turn of the 20th century, American women wouldn’t touch blush or lipstick. Then, with her Upper East Side salon, Elizabeth Arden made makeup fashionable
Home Sweet Stockholm
A tour of the artistic homes dotting Sweden’s capital, from the Pippi Longstocking author’s apartment to sculptor Carl Milles’s sprawling complex
New Twists in the Idaho Student-Murders Case
On this week’s podcast, Howard Blum reveals how the F.B.I. may have compromised evidence
Jen Silverman
The playwright makes their Broadway debut with The Roommate, starring Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone
You Didn’t Have to be There
What luck that the mic was live for Keith Jarrett’s catastrophic gig in Cologne a half century ago
In the Wings
After funding was cut for the Federal Theatre Project, hundreds of scripts, props, and costumes went missing. Three decades later, two professors and a government worker saved them
Viola and Vera Arrivabene’s Guide to Venice
The Italian sisters and co-founders of ViBi Venezia share their favorite spots in their home city
Cult Classic
For 50 years, the Telluride Film Festival has celebrated cinema—not sponsors—with inspired programming and devoted attendees
Let There Be Light
The Getty Center, in Los Angeles, exhibits the photographs of 26 avant-garde artists who made light their subject, such as Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, Thomas Wilfred, and Mary Ellen Bute
Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read
This month’s best mystery books and TV shows
Naomi Ackie
The actress, who stars alongside Channing Tatum in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut, Blink Twice, details her path to Hollywood
Who Is Gwyneth Paltrow’s Plastic Surgeon?
On this week’s podcast, Linda Wells reveals all
Lunch with Paul Feig
On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the director gives his view on where the Star Wars franchise went astray, and why he won’t ever work on another remake
The Bad Habits of Eve Babitz
The razor-sharp essayist and chess partner of Marcel Duchamp, who dated Jim Morrison, Harrison Ford, and Steve Martin, relentlessly explored the power of beauty
30 Years of Friends
From Matthew Perry’s addiction issues to David Schwimmer’s leather pants, the creators and actors of the hit sitcom tell the story of how it came to be, three decades after its first episode
Grand Slam
As the U.S. Open approaches, a new book collects more than 150 objects of tennis memorabilia, with text by Gustavo Fernández, Rafael Nadal, and Stan Smith
Happily Ever After
In the 1500s, Thomas Cranmer, a Catholic priest infatuated with marriage, translated Roman Catholic wedding vows into English. His tweaks shaped the modern idea of marriage
