Cinema Inferno
Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, and Anita Ekberg all feature in a newly translated memoir of Italian cinema that’s oozing with sex, sleaze, and scandal
The Legacy of the “Preppy Killer”
On this week’s podcast, Cynthia Weiner discusses the shocking murder that riveted New York City in the 80s
A Star Is Born
An exhibition in Copenhagen gives the Russian painter Alexej von Jawlensky his due after he spent years in the shadows of Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, and the Blue Rider group
Barbie Ferreira
From her Broadway debut to starring alongside Charli XCX in a horror film, the 28-year-old actress is soaking up life post-Euphoria
The Diary of Elon Musk
An exclusive look into the ever disruptive, U.K.-obsessed, Nazi-curious mindset of the Leader of the Free-Speech World
Here’s Stanley!
A new, two-volume compendium offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Shining
One Don to Rule Them All
Shocking new documents from Mar-a-Lago reveal Trump’s secret plans to conquer Legoland and Middle-earth
Heart of Darkness
In Brussels, Fanny and Alexander gets an operatic makeover
Sean Scully’s Guide to London
The Irish-American artist shares his favorite spots in Hampstead, the neighborhood he calls home
Hidden Figures
Historically overlooked, the works of Japanese female photographers from the 1950s to today are celebrated in a new coffee-table book
Deadly Pleasures to Read and Listen To
Courtroom dramas in the form of Scott Turow’s latest novel and a true-crime podcast are this month’s best mysteries
It Ends with Mess: Inside the Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni Lawsuit-a-palooza
On this week’s podcast, Stuart Heritage looks at the latest toxic mess to consume Hollywood
The Secret Life of James Dean
Never-before-seen correspondence sheds fresh light on the 1950s Hollywood heartthrob’s long-speculated-about sexuality
A Walk on the Wild Side
Harumi Klossowska de Rola—the artist, jeweler, wildlife enthusiast, and daughter of the 20th-century painter Balthus—brings her enigmatic animal sculptures to Palm Beach
Mona Pirnot
The playwright dishes on how she got David Greenspan to act in her one-man show about, well, David Greenspan
A New Direction for Sesame Street?
As the classic children’s television program seeks a new home, a streaming-era makeover could be coming
Welcome to Trumpomuskovia!
Timothy Snyder, the author of the best-selling On Tyranny, discusses the new era of American oligarchs and explains why Trump is little, while Musk is big
On a Wing and a Prayer
The Pope’s cheery, conciliatory memoir won’t quell the battle between the Catholic Church’s factions, but it could eclipse recent offensive remarks made by Francis sotto voce
The Two Donalds
A coffee-table book on Mickey Mouse’s Disney rival and his place in the culture reveals an uncanny similarity to the duck’s 21st-century namesake: our future president
Once upon a Time in Ukraine
A new documentary looks at Russia’s brutal invasion from the eyes of the children living through it
