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Murder, They Wrote

Doctor’s Orders

On Directing

Artists in Action

Soviet Russia meets Weimar Germany in these avant-garde posters and drawings of the early 20th century, a gift to MoMA from the Merrill C. Berman Collection

Bad Boy Bacon

Francis Bacon’s emergence onto the London social scene—including the time he humiliated Princess Margaret—was as controversial as his paintings

The Dread Pirate Drake

Sir Francis Drake’s biographer traces the 16th-century explorer’s legacy in London, at sea, and beyond

Reverse Migration

Eight questions with Charles M. Blow, the author and New York Times op-ed columnist whose new book is a call to action for Black Americans to move South

Ladies of the Skies

Beginning, Middle, and End

Dressing Ratso

What would Midnight Cowboy be without Dustin Hoffman in his creased white suit?

Identity Crisis

A Tale of Three Sisters

In Love with Love

Megan Nolan’s novel, Acts of Desperation, casts a fresh light on a timeless theme

Sis-for-Tat

The Sympathizer’s Sequel

The Paris of the East

Working Girls

Even guests of New York’s women-only Barbizon, the revolutionary residential hotel once home to Sylvia Plath, found the sexist rules of their era hard to shake

Life with Lee

Lee Friedlander’s images—ranging from portraits of jazz stars to shots of the American heartland—offer insight into the mind of the great photographer

Articles of War

Bless This Mess

Adults and kids alike will appreciate the tips and tricks for Taking the Stress Out of Homework

Kazuo Ishiguro

The quintessential British writer recommends his favorite Westerns, from Charles Portis’s True Grit to Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian

Comedy of Errors

Everything went wrong at once for Annabelle Gurwitch. An interview with the writer and actress is a lesson in meeting hardship with humor

First Contact

He’s known as the nerdy genius whose Twitter feed moves markets and bridges bizarre factions of the left and right. But Elon Musk’s greatest skill is scoring talent

Bank Notes