The View from Here
The return of U.S. troops to Puerto Rico’s long-shuttered military bases has re-ignited old concerns—and a battle many thought was over
Gerran Howell
With roles alongside George Clooney and Benedict Cumberbatch under his belt, and a growing spate of online fangirls, the Welsh actor returns to The Pitt as a second-year medical resident
Promising Young Women
Jean Seberg, Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, Agnès Varda … a coffee-table book pays tribute to the women of the French New Wave
Christmas in Black and White
From Santas protesting on Fifth Avenue to plastic Nativity scenes, a new coffee-table book collects Lee Friedlander’s pictures of the holidays in America
All That Jazz
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday … a new coffee-table book captures the American music scene of the 1950s with never-before-seen photographs by Lisette Model and text by Langston Hughes
In Defense of the Em Dash
Sofia Coppola, Michael Lewis, Monica Lewinsky, and others make their case for the humble punctuation mark amid the great A.I.-chatbot appropriation
Across the Universe
From James Baldwin to Stephen Hawking, Dublin to the Bronx, a coffee-table book collects 60 years of photographs by the social-justice advocate and artist Stephen Shames
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
This week in American health: R.F.K. Jr. reverses course on Tylenol and sets his sights on wind turbines; Cheryl Hines can’t stop, won’t stop; and more
A Wrinkle in Time
Toni Morrison, Truman Capote, Patti Smith … A new coffee-table book collects Richard Avedon’s portraits of his aging subjects
Mckenna Grace
The 19-year-old actress is making her romance debut as the lead in Regretting You, the latest Colleen Hoover adaptation, starring Allison Williams and Dave Franco
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
This week in American health: I.V.F. and Planned Parenthood feel the heat, and R.F.K. Jr. wants to bring steak and butter back like it’s the 1950s
Let’s Do the Time Warp Again!
With Halloween around the corner, music photographer Mick Rock’s behind-the-scenes images from the set of The Rocky Horror Picture Show offer a rare glimpse into the making of Richard O’Brien’s campy cult classic
A Night Celebrating Vincenzo Latronico and Meghan Daum
At a party hosted by AIR MAIL and Montblanc, Sarah Jessica Parker, Emma Roberts, and Bette Midler toasted the winners of the inaugural Tom Wolfe literary prizes