Paul Henkel
Raised in the art world, the young curator is spotlighting new talent at his Manhattan art gallery
Doomsday Goals
A pessimist prepares for a job interview
If These Walls Could Talk …
On this week’s podcast, Christopher Mason explains why a confidante to New York’s elite hid her true identity
In Lichtenstein’s Shadow
In honor of the Pop artist’s 100th birthday, the Parrish Art Museum is restoring a pair of his kinetic sculptures
Striking It Rich
Sports agent to the stars Rich Paul attributes his success—his friendship with LeBron James, his relationship with Adele—to luck. Turns out it’s anything but
Moment of Truth
Do historical films and TV programs need to be accurate?
Absolutely Normal Chaos
Is Ridley Scott the bluntest man in the movie business? On the press tour for Napoleon, the director swears, shouts, and says whatever comes to mind
Silent Night, Holy Night
The John Adams Nativity oratorio El Niño, distilled
The Comeback King
How a housewife from Edinburgh solved one of the great mysteries of English history—and cleared King Richard III’s name
Hollywood Beginning
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s new novel captures the actor’s mindset so incisively that Chloë Sevigny and Busy Philipps are early fans
Murder, They Wrote
Long-cold cases get hot again in the season’s best mystery books—and oldie-but-goodie TV dramas
Asher Liftin
The 24-year-old art-world darling, whose fans include David Geffen, stages his first solo show in New York City
A Lasting Impression
Drawings and watercolors on paper by Impressionists ranging from Degas to Toulouse-Lautrec go on view in London
Finding Albert Ballin
How a German-Jewish businessman helped make possible the emigration of 1.5 million Jews from Eastern Europe—then largely disappeared from history
Wave to the Camera
A new book of photos by the big kahuna of surfing photography, Jimmy Metyko, captures early-80s Southern California in all its Point Break glory
Acronyms for Adults Only
How to keep up with the texting shorthand your elders use to confound you
