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The Original Renaissance Man

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

In the Limelight

Church and State

How Cops Caught the Idaho-Murders Suspect

In this week’s episode, Howard Blum reveals the improbable twists that helped officials nab their man

Lunch with Tom Ford

Prior to stepping down as creative director of the fashion brand he built, the designer shares his infinite wisdom and tips for looking good on this week’s Table for Two

The Filth and the Respectability

Sibylline Spirit

The Tiburtina Ensemble of Prague brings Hildegard von Bingen to Morningside Heights

Life in a Hot-and-Cold Climate

Editor’s Picks

This week, don’t miss the story of a British airship’s deadly crash, a critique of pop culture from People magazine’s former editor, and a memoir about overcoming addiction

In the Heart of Combat

Bernard-Henri Lévy is out with the sequel to Why Ukraine?, bringing his viewers to the front lines during a turning point in the war

Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook

Going Viral

Ben Smith, the former BuzzFeed editor and New York Times columnist, discusses Fox’s firing of Tucker Carlson, the Gawker–Hulk Hogan scandal, and his new book on the age of disinformation, Traffic

The Secret Life of Lucinda Williams

Danielle Kosann’s Sketchbook

Rip-Off

A new documentary reveals how Pop-art founder Roy Lichtenstein made millions, while the comics artists he copied remained penniless. Was he a genius or a thief?

Amy Taubin’s “Carte Blanche”

The golden-age Village Voice critic and actress recalls the days of Warhol’s Factory and SoHo before tourists, as her film program debuts at New York’s MoMA

One Hundred Years of Avedon

Ahead of Richard Avedon’s centennial exhibition, Derek Blasberg reflects on the man who revolutionized fashion photography, and the mark he left on the genre as a whole

Maria Schneider’s Last Tango

Trumpie Dearest

Despite containing more than 150 letters, including his correspondence with Kim Jong Un, Oprah Winfrey, and Jair Bolsonaro, Letters to Trump barely qualifies as a book

Time in a Bottle

Brian d’Arcy James channels Jack Lemmon in the new musical Days of Wine and Roses

America, à la Carte

An exhibition of vintage menus at New York’s Grolier Club celebrates the first 100 years of dining out in America

Why Did United Airlines Launch Men-Only Flights?

On this week’s podcast, Rich Cohen has the story of what could have been the official airline of Don Draper

The Once and Future Ring, Part I

The Atlanta Opera’s livestream of Das Rheingold is just the beginning