The Oddest Couple in American Literature: Part III
Norman Mailer swore he’d never work with Lawrence Schiller again. But financial need changed his mind—and literary history
Let There Be Light
For more than a century, month-long exhibitions of J. M. W. Turner’s Romantic watercolors have chased away the January blues in Dublin and Edinburgh
Annie Doble’s Guide to Ibiza
The founder of Annie’s Ibiza shares her go-to spots in one of the cities she calls home
The Year of Umm Kulthum
The Egyptian singer’s millions of fans include Maria Callas, Bob Dylan, and Beyoncé
Love Child
Caravaggio’s Victorious Cupid is the centerpiece of a new exhibition in London, marking the first time the 17th-century painting—a visionary work that helped usher in the Baroque—has gone on public view in the U.K.
Architecture’s Black Sheep
With more than 200 archival works, an exhibition in Chicago honors Bruce Goff, the Frank Lloyd Wright protégé whose eccentric midcentury houses broke free of modernist restraint
Harold Koda’s Guide to Honolulu
The former curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute shares his go-to spots in his hometown
Gerald Finley’s Long Game
At 65, Canada’s star bass-baritone is cruising through another annus mirabilis
Nick Cave’s Guide to Chicago
The American sculptor shares his go-to spots in the city he calls home
Spain’s Unsung Hero
An exhibition in Madrid showcases more than 100 works by Anton Raphael Mengs, the long-forgotten 18th-century painter who, in his time, outshone his rival Tiepolo and taught Goya
Dolly Parton’s Guide to Nashville
The country singer shares her go-to spots in the city where it all began
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
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
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
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 go-to spots in her hometown
Alexander the Great
Maestro Soddy plants another flag at La Scala with this month’s Così Fan Tutte
