The Fifth Beatle
While John, Paul, George, and Ringo became the most recognizable names in the world, Brian Epstein worked behind the scenes to keep the boys together. Nearly 60 years on, we revisit his memoir
Digital Demi-Gods of Dice
The digital quest to conquer backgammon, a game dating back to ancient times, has been won. What now?
Writer’s Woes, According to Ottessa Moshfegh
The Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation author has a new short story reflecting her old frame of mind
The French Connection
What is it about gentleman-thief Arsène Lupin, Maurice Leblanc’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, that makes him so endlessly appealing?
Mystery Woman
Eight questions with crime writer Laura Lippman, whose new collection of psychological suspense stories is out this month
Witches and Wizards and Wonders, Oh My!
Illustrations old and new bring the world of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to life
It’s Robert Welch’s World—We’re Just Living in It
How the relatively unknown American conservative shaped our society more than anyone else
A Word from the Wiseguys
Twenty-two years after The Sopranos premiered, a new oral history revisits the gritty mobster universe the show created
Forever Elizabeth
Photographers Douglas Kirkland, Gered Mankowitz, Norman Parkinson, Milton Greene, Terry O’Neill, and Gary Bernstein offer different looks at Hollywood’s brightest star
