Nancy Jo Sales
Jodie Foster’s Coming of Age
The actress looks back at the time a shooter attempted to assassinate President Reagan on her behalf—and discusses the unexpected perks of being an older woman in Hollywood
Phases of the Moon
Under the Cherry Moon, Prince’s directorial debut—a black-and-white passion project set on the glistening Côte d’Azur and starring Kristin Scott Thomas—bombed when it premiered in 1986. Did the critics miss the point?
There Goes the Neigh-borhood!
In Florida, old-guard horse-lovers and new-money developers are duking it out for the soul of Wellington
Idaho, Instagram, and Incels
The alleged Moscow student murderer’s behavior is straight out of the incel playbook
Spinning Mushrooms into Gold
As psychedelics start to be taken seriously as a treatment for mental-health conditions, the worlds of loony mushroom-lovers and money-hungry investors collide
It’s Complicated
Single middle-aged women of means have been known to rely on matchmakers. But with men in short supply, one high-end fixer-upper is turning to lowlifes
The TikTok Star Who Hates TikTok
Sixteen-year-old Sissy Sheridan has 5.3 million TikTok followers and can’t imagine her life without the app. That doesn’t mean she likes it