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Rebel with More than a Clue

Lee Child, the immoderate, rebellious, gazillion-copies-selling author and creator of Jack Reacher, is now … a Booker Prize judge

King of the Left Bank Lit Set

Bernard-Henri Lévy on Trump, the Kurds, and the dress code he sticks to no matter the terrain—or how low his shirt buttons go.

Natural High

America’s Storyteller

A national tour of Black painter Jacob Lawrence’s depictions of the country’s historical turning points lands at the Met

He’s Got Swing

Beethoven at 250

Michael Kiwanuka

With his new album, he’s being compared to Stevie Wonder and Solomon Burke—and moving beyond the shadow of Big Little Lies

Flags Out

Wagner Takes Brisbane

Mother Superior

Looming Large

Several new exhibitions celebrate the art of textiles, from tapestries to sculpture

A Midwinter Night’s Dream

Wagner Takes Brisbane

The Eyes and Ears of Expressionism

The Panto Season ‘Tis upon Us

The British pantomime is noisy, camp, and a complete hoot

The Underground

The retro grandeur of Soviet-era metro stations

Impeachment-Palooza

With disequilibrium the order of the day, some podcasts make smart, entertaining sense of it all

Mother Superior

Little Luxuries

Back in the U.S.S.R.

America’s Next Top Model

Now in its 23rd year, this American city is ready for its close-up—as is its surprise builder!

Kusama Ad Infinitum

About a Girl

Behind the Scenes

A new book pulls back the curtain on London’s
most beautiful theaters