A Charmed Life
Poet, human-rights activist, world traveler, wife of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist William Styron—a new memoir chronicles the many sides of Rose Styron
Design Within Reach
Architect Lina Ghotmeh is sprucing up the Serpentine Gallery, just in time for its big summer party
Everyone’s Mad as Hell and No One’s Taking It Anymore
On this week’s podcast, Bruce Handy tells us how the 2020s have become the Raging 20s
Murder, They Wrote
This month in mystery books, we recommend reading former F.B.I. director James Comey’s crime-fiction debut, which draws from a lengthy career in and out of the courtroom
Laya DeLeon Hayes
For her latest role, the young actress stars in The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, a modern twist on Frankenstein
The Bard of Berkshire
Best-selling novelist Robert Harris—his books have sold more than 10 million copies—still writes 800 words a day. Just don’t expect any sex scenes
Summer Time
Eleven years after Donna Summer’s death, the Queen of Disco’s collection of lavish costumes, gold records, and handwritten lyrics will go up for auction at Christie’s
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a retelling of Western history through 14 thinkers, a deep dive into the places that define Manhattan, and an exploration of private space travel
Tall Tales
How super-tall, pencil-thin buildings are changing Manhattan’s classic skyline
DeSantis Campaign Contributors
He reportedly raised more than $8 million within 24 hours of announcing his candidacy for president. Just who the hell is giving Ron DeSantis all this money?
The Show Won’t Go On
A screenwriter’s dispatch from the Writers Guild of America picket line
The Last Hurrah
A new book collects the 1980s party photographs of Dafydd Jones, chronicler of British high society at its most riotous, just as that world was coming to an end
The Diary of Hannah Goslar
In an excerpt from her memoir, Anne Frank’s closest childhood friend recalls the years leading up to their deportations, and their against-all-odds reunion
On Targets
In 1968, Peter Bogdanovich directed his first film, about what was then an uncommon event: a mass shooting. It haunted him to the end
Owning the Lits
Fringe scholars have long argued that Shakespeare wasn’t really Shakespeare. So why has it suddenly become an article of faith among young conservatives?