Into the Wild
The adventurous side of the legendary photographer Peter Beard was part instinct, part carefully manicured image
Sinatra in the Jungle
On the 70th anniversary of Mogambo, John Ford’s 1950s adultery epic set in Africa, a behind-the-scenes look at its stars—Grace Kelly, Clark Gable, and Ava Gardner, married to Frank Sinatra at the time
The Midas Touch
Everything the American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen touches turns to gold
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
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
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
Written in the Stars
The seven-time Oscar-nominated writer-director Wes Anderson has made the funniest, most heartfelt, and most poignant film of his career
Bad Girls’ Book Club
Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert cancels her latest novel because it’s set in Siberia. What’s next? Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky removed from our libraries?
