Something Wild
A new book collects the provocative and experimental advertisements Guy Bourdin photographed for the shoe brand Charles Jourdan from 1967 to 1983
False Front
During World War II, Colonel Dudley Clarke reinvented military deception by hoodwinking the Nazis with nonexistent troops
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a chronicle of rebuilding the World Trade Center, an ode to the Bronx, a look at Venice’s foremost geographer, and a Tchaikovsky biography
Face Value
At the turn of the 20th century, American women wouldn’t touch blush or lipstick. Then, with her Upper East Side salon, Elizabeth Arden made makeup fashionable
In the Field with Robert Capa
A new book collects the photojournalist’s images of major 20th-century events, from the D-day landings, in France, to the arrival of immigrants in the newly established Israel
In the Wings
After funding was cut for the Federal Theatre Project, hundreds of scripts, props, and costumes went missing. Three decades later, two professors and a government worker saved them
The Bad Habits of Eve Babitz
The razor-sharp essayist and chess partner of Marcel Duchamp, who dated Jim Morrison, Harrison Ford, and Steve Martin, relentlessly explored the power of beauty
Grand Slam
As the U.S. Open approaches, a new book collects more than 150 objects of tennis memorabilia, with text by Gustavo Fernández, Rafael Nadal, and Stan Smith
Happily Ever After
In the 1500s, Thomas Cranmer, a Catholic priest infatuated with marriage, translated Roman Catholic wedding vows into English. His tweaks shaped the modern idea of marriage
The Shots Heard Around the World
Fifty years after the Kent State shooting, an Ohio Army National Guardsman finally reveals why they shot at unarmed college protesters
Stars at Work
A new book celebrates the golden age of American moviemaking, as seen in the pages of Life magazine
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss the story of how Victorians discovered dinosaur bones; a chronicle of conservative decay; and a collection of resignation letters from Brown University trustees
A Gentleman’s Touch
Thanks to his impeccable manners, Arthur Barry ingratiated himself with Jazz Age millionaires—then stole their jewels
