Jim Baker’s Midlife Crisis
The man who ran Washington during Watergate and the Cold War reveals the story behind his epic career switch
Growing Up Picasso
A new book focuses on the Spanish artist’s relationship with one of his greatest muses—his first daughter, Maya
Across the Universe
Fifty years after the Beatles parted, their enduring magic still lights up rock’s firmament
Flak Catchers
In an interview never before published in English, old friends Gay Talese and Tom Wolfe discuss American taboos, Trump, and his women
Cold Dead Hand
A top N.R.A. leader explains what happened when he ratted out the gun lobbyist of tutti gun lobbyists, Wayne LaPierre
Kids These Days
Mary Ellen Mark’s gritty photographs evoke the resilience and spirit of youth
You See, But You Do Not Observe …
He invented the world’s greatest detective, but Arthur Conan Doyle was also an intrepid traveler, his biographer reveals
Soul-Searching
They are known as history’s most ruthless warriors, but the Vikings also believed in luck and guardian angels
Go Time
The author of a new book on the future of business thought the coronavirus would upend it. Instead, the pandemic proved its central thesis: a move toward frictionlessness
El Chapo Guzmán, Movie Star
The incarcerated Mexican drug lord isn’t giving up on his Hollywood dreams
Ann Goldstein
Elena Ferrante has a new novel. Here, its translator recommends her favorite books about Italy
