Where Ballet and Fashion Collide
Ahead of the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala, a new book pays homage to the fabulous collaborations between choreographers and designers including Carolina Herrera, Virgil Abloh, and Anna Sui, with photographs by Pari Dukovic
What Is Love?
Whether on Hitler’s evil, Shakespeare’s genius, or the nature of love, Ron Rosenbaum resists the lure of easy answers
Tolkien-esque Elfin Queen
The best-selling children’s author and John Donne biographer Katherine Rundell rivals J. K. Rowling and enjoys the thrill of a flying trapeze
Tom Wolfe: Master of the Universe of Literary Feuds
On this week’s podcast, the writer’s daughter reveals why no one was better at settling the score
Blow, Winds, and Crack Your Cheeks! Rage! Blow!
From Stratford, Ontario, a King Lear of symphonic power
Dress Code
A new history of drag in Britain reveals the little-known mainstream popularity of cross-dressing in British culture, even during the Victorian era
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a history of crime as told through 100 objects, a look at Greta Garbo’s life off-screen, and a vivid sketch of daily life during the Roman Empire’s golden age
Under the Tuscan (and Umbrian) Sun
A road trip around the homes, archives, and foundations of the artists of central Italy, and those who made their name there, from Beverly Pepper to Alberto Burri to Niki de Saint Phalle
Lights, Camera, Party
To make the theatrical experience fun again, Lucas King Weber and Keith Herron, two twentysomething cinephiles, are throwing parties at AMC screenings in Manhattan
Better by Design
A new book offers a survey of the U.S. Embassies built during the Cold War, designed by some of the world’s most celebrated architects, including Walter Gropius, Eero Saarinen, and Edward Durell Stone
Assignment: Sinatra
Part IV
Talese turns in “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold”—one of the most memorable profiles in magazine history—and worries about the reaction from editor and subject
Daddy Issues
The Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci biographer Walter Isaacson reveals what drew him to Elon Musk—and how a rare conversation with Musk’s father shed light on the billionaire entrepreneur’s erratic (to put it lightly) behavior
Tom Wolfe’s Secret Weapon
On this week’s podcast, Peter Stevenson reveals how the writer’s wife secretly reported on New York’s social elite
Packed House
After a decade of delays, the brand-new Perelman Performing Arts Center will finally host actors, dancers, and artists in Manhattan’s financial district
Watts’s Stacks
The Rolling Stones drummer was a passionate collector of first editions and jazz ephemera
Kelly Beeman
The painter and illustrator was convinced art couldn’t be a full-time job. But when Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson came across her drawings on Instagram, overnight success followed
Game Changer
In January, football player Damar Hamlin nearly died of cardiac arrest during a game. Instead of creating new safety measures, N.F.L. commissioner Roger Goodell is spinning the story as a triumph for the league
