Ballet’s North Star
Holiday tradition! Cash cow! George Balanchine’s production of The Nutcracker has involved audiences in the magic of dance every year since its premiere, in 1954
The Art of the New Deal
Long before East Wing demolitions and Trumpian Arc de Triomphes, Franklin D. Roosevelt commissioned a series of murals to employ artists amid the Great Depression. A social-media account pays tribute
Buried Alive with Peter Sellers
When the great comedic actor agreed to star in The Blockhouse, a grim World War II drama, it seemed like his chance to be taken seriously—but the production turned into a comedy of errors
Britain’s Hidden Gem
Long forgotten since his death in 1949, the painter William Nicholson is being revived in Chichester, a small coastal town turned unlikely sanctuary for 20th-century English art
Thelma Golden’s Guide to New York
As the Studio Museum in Harlem re-opens its doors, its director and chief curator shares her go-to spots in the neighborhood
The Music Man of Carnegie Hill
At 92NY, Nicholas Russotto orchestrates a most personal, most eclectic concert season
Diary of a Southern Grande Dame
Patricia Altschul—the richer-than-God, twice-divorced Charleston matriarch who inspired Parker Posey’s White Lotus character—tells all on her run-ins with royals, Trump, and America’s gilded circles
George Scott’s Guide to Seville
The founder of George Scott Riding Safaris shares his go-to spots in the city he calls home
Big in Japan
An exhibition in Tokyo marks the 30th anniversary of Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion, an anime series that has gained a cult following among film enthusiasts such as Wes Anderson
Does Anyone Still Want Their MTV?
Reports of the network’s death were greatly exaggerated. But whether it can survive the streaming era is an open question
Daddy’s Girl
In Aix, Charpentier’s forgotten Louise returns as a shocker
Tokini Peterside-Schwebig’s Guide to Lagos
The founder of the ART X Lagos fair shares her favorite spots in her hometown
Alexander the Great
Maestro Soddy plants another flag at La Scala with this month’s Così Fan Tutte
Paula Wallace’s Guide to Savannah
The president and co-founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design shares her go-to spots in her adopted city
Bach in Motion
In Copenhagen, the choreographer Alexei Ratmansky reimagines The Art of Fugue as a ballet, transforming Bach’s esteemed final score into an abstract work in five acts
Found in Translation
The French may never forgive Richard Linklater for having made the best film of the nouvelle vague, on the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless
Iris van Herpen’s Guide to Amsterdam
The Dutch fashion designer shares her go-to spots in the city she calls home
How the World Entered Its Predator Era
In his latest book, The Wizard of the Kremlin author Giuliano da Empoli sets his sights on the beastly forces dominating our time, from Javier Milei to Vladimir Putin
Vincent Lo Brutto and Pablo Stahl
With their Parisian gallery and its unconventional outpost at Basel’s private airport terminal, the French gallerist duo is moving beyond the bounds of traditional curation
Becoming Richard Burton
Matthew Rhys returns to his native Wales to inhabit the baritone Shakespearean actor—and fellow countryman—in a one-man play
A Portrait of the Id as an Old Man
The relationship between Kate Moss and Lucian Freud was filled with a charged intimacy—but a new film on the two lacks spark
“My Journey in Jewels”
In Toledo, an exhibition showcases the jewelry designer Neil Lane’s celebrated private collection, featuring pieces once owned by stars such as Joan Crawford and Ginger Rogers
What? This Old Thing?
A hand-me-down Rosenkavalier from Los Angeles opens a new era at the Zurich Opera with a bang
Alice Waters’s Guide to Berkeley
The American chef behind Chez Panisse shares her go-to spots in the city she calls home
