The Writers’ Room
Who needs WeWork, anyway? At the London Library, authors of all persuasions gather to toil, tinker, and socialize
Mona Simpson’s Guide to Writing
In an interview, the novelist discusses her new book, her early days working at The Paris Review, and finding inspiration
Sex in the Stacks?
On this week’s podcast: how an old London library has become a dating site for the younger literary set
Three Days in New Orleans
The second annual New Orleans Book Festival, held on the Tulane University campus and co-chaired by Walter Isaacson, featured panels with Maggie Haberman, Michael Lewis, and AIR MAIL’s Alessandra Stanley and Nathan King
How Mel Brooks Got Smart
Over a seven-decade career, the actor and filmmaker behind some of the most successful TV comedies of all time achieved success by becoming a poet of failure
Murder, They Wrote
This month’s mystery books take on the subject of war from all angles—and places, from the English countryside to Egypt
Instant Epic, No Charge
Dazzling projections on the façade of the Zurich Opera House encapsulate Wagner’s “Ring” cycle for neophytes and devotees alike
One for the Books
To write a book about Sotheran’s, one of the oldest bookshops in the world, a rare-book seller chased down the store’s elusive 18th-century origins
Welcome to the Louniverse
The late Velvet Underground front man was not only a master songwriter, he also had a great mountain pose
Working for the Kid
Did Bob Evans save Paramount in the 1970s? You bet your ass he did. So how come the Academy never gave him his due?
Hers for the Taking
Sixteen years after securing the film rights to All Quiet on the Western Front, a former professional triathlete could be on her way to Oscar glory
The Return of a Social Annoyance
On this week’s podcast, director Paul Feig clears the air about what’s really bugging him these days
Lunch with Sharon Stone
The Casino actress talks about wearing a polyester jumpsuit to present an Oscar, getting laughed at at the Golden Globes, and much more in the latest episode of Table for Two
Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina
In an interview, the director of Argentina, 1985 discusses the young legal team that brought down the country’s military dictatorship
It Takes Two
For the Paris Opera Ballet, choreographer Bobbi Jene Smith has collaborated with her husband, Or Schraiber, on a show that subverts gender clichés
“Get Me a Schiele!”
When a Hollywood film requires a priceless painting for a starring role, who handles the casting? Meet curator Leonardo Bigazzi
Picture-Perfect
The blockbuster Vermeer show at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum exceeds the hype
Down to Earth
Eight Questions with Scott Z. Burns, a producer of An Inconvenient Truth—not to mention a co-writer of The Bourne Ultimatum and No Time to Die—whose star-studded new show focuses on climate change
