In Search of Lost Whimsy
In a new coffee-table book, the eccentric Italian artist and designer Gaetano Pesce looks back on his life and career, and reflects on his longtime enemy: coherence
Home and Away
Inside the magical French farmhouse teeming with undiscovered artwork by Max Ernst and Leonora Carrington, two of the biggest names in Surrealism
Life of the Party
In celebration of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s 75th birthday, the legendary dancer’s arts center is hosting a day-long concert in upstate New York
Viva Venini!
A dazzling new coffee-table book offers a survey of the unparalleled lighting designs of Venini, the Italian glass firm that elevated Murano to new heights
Safe Haven
Outside of Washington and Manhattan, John F. Kennedy Jr. had a rich, little-explored life on Cape Cod, his sanctuary from childhood up until his death
A Crime That Haunts New York—and Ignited Trump’s Political Ambitions
On this week’s podcast: Jeffrey Toobin discusses the Central Park jogger attack, a crime that defines a dangerous era in New York City
History Boys
A patrician cavalier and an Eeyorish football fan: the unlikely duo behind one of the world’s most successful podcasts
Act of Faith
Serving as a pilot in World War I, Hans Christian Adamson was staunchly agnostic. After he survived a plane’s crash landing, a religious medal took on new meaning
Dance with the Devil
The debut novel from Melanie Hamrick, a former ballerina and the partner of Mick Jagger, explores the brutal world of professional dance
Old-School
A new book looks at the persistent inequality at Clinton High School, the first all-white school ordered to de-segregate in the 1950s
Freedom, According to Azzedine Alaïa and Arthur Elgort
A dazzling new book celebrates the joyful, lively collaboration of a legendary designer and a master photographer
Grace Edwards
The young actress steps into Wes Anderson’s pastel world to play a young botanist in Asteroid City
