Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch
Books on a female assassin team and a villain in a league of his own, plus the latest season of a hit British spy thriller
Joan Didion, Movie Critic
Among the opinions unearthed in her Vogue film columns? She didn’t care for Billy Wilder, had little time for classics such as Casablanca, and was bored by Sidney Lumet
Journey to Italy
Five years ago, a Roman photographer set out on his version of Goethe’s Italian Journey. The results of the tour, which took him from Naples to Ponza to Positano, are collected in a new coffee-table book
The Blind Side
After a devastating childhood acid attack, Joshua Miele turned his pain to purpose by inventing technology for the visually impaired
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a look inside Winston Churchill’s country sanctuary, a poetry collection all about water, and the story of the Soviet botanists trapped in the siege of Leningrad
Once upon a Time in Hollywood
De Niro! Prince! Madonna! From Oscar parties to parking lots, Dafydd Jones’s L.A. photos capture a bygone era
Lady and the Little Tramp
Among Charlie Chaplin’s many ill-fated trysts, perhaps his most disastrous was with Joan Barry, a woman 30 years his junior
The Curious Case of Curzio Malaparte
Was the celebrated Italian writer an anti-Fascist behind enemy lines, as he portrayed himself? Or just a Fascist?
Vladimir Putin and My Missing Mice
A Boston-based thriller writer on the break-in that followed his appearance on a Russian propaganda outlet
All About Yves
A new coffee-table book offers an intimate glimpse into daily life at Yves Saint Laurent’s studio, as captured by the son of one of the French designer’s closest confidantes
Inside the S.N.L. Audition Room
Laugh-free interviews, under-the-breath asides, and lots of popcorn … Chris Rock, Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, and others reveal what it’s like to get hired by Lorne Michaels
The Stones That Keep On Rolling
From Mick Jagger to Paul McCartney, music’s old guard is proving there’s no age limit for being a rock star
Lisa’s Mystery Picks
This week, don’t miss a British espionage thriller, a whodunit featuring five real-life female mystery novelists, and a tale of a deadly conspiracy theory
Studs Terkel Lives On
A new podcast and reissue pay homage to Division Street, a collective portrait of everyday life in 1960s Chicago, and the groundbreaking force behind it
Hidden Heroines
A rare-book seller traces the influence of little-known female writers on Jane Austen’s beloved novels, from Pride and Prejudice to Emma
Deadly Pleasures to Watch and Read
This month’s best mysteries offer a much-needed distraction from frigid temperatures—not to mention the chaos in the White House
Three Hoots for Flaco
Retracing the flight path of the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo and became a viral sensation in New York City
