It’s a Natural Fit: Trump and Victoria’s Secret
Just two of the subjects discussed on this week’s podcast. Plus, will Liz Truss survive?
Misery Porn
Blonde is sexist, cruel, and degrading—so why is it currently the No. 1 film on Netflix?
Erling Haaland
The Premier League’s latest superstar is so talented he might spoil the sport for good
Geena Davis Didn’t Know Thelma & Louise Is Still a Thing
The movie star reflects on the film’s enduring popularity, and how Hollywood has changed in the years since it was made
Lift Every Voice and Sing
From Heartbeat Opera, a Fidelio for our time
Before Gwyneth Paltrow, There Was Lydia E. Pinkham
For a time, the face of a popular yet ineffective health tonic was the most recognizable woman in America. Her marketing set the stage for today’s $4.4 trillion wellness industry
Murder, They Wrote
Mystery books past and present honor Queen Elizabeth II and the kingdom she leaves behind
How a Rollicking New Play Came to Be
John Lithgow and Douglas McGrath take us inside the making of their new Off Broadway show
Caio Twombly
The 26-year-old curator spotlights young artists at his new East Village gallery
The Anxiety of Assimilation
The powerful new play Leopoldstadt mirrors its author’s journey from Tomáš Sträussler to Tom Stoppard
Whine O’Clock
Just in time for next week’s return of Archetypes … What if Meghan Markle and First Lady Imelda Marcos reclaimed the word “diva” and didn’t kiss any frogs?
Anthony Bourdain’s Last Days, Revisited
How the chef’s biographer got past the guardrails of France’s Le Chambard hotel and into the room where Bourdain took his last breath
Turning Point
Patrice Chéreau’s “Centennial Ring” at the Bayreuth Festival in 1976 changed history