To Edward R. Murrow. Love, Marlene Dietrich He was America’s pre-eminent newsman. She was an international sex symbol. They both hated bullies
The Beatles’ Beating Heart A new book examines the relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney through the lens of their songs
Issue
No. 299
March (of) Madness
PLUS
HEAVY LIES THE CROWN
CURB APPEAL
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
and more!
Morning Meeting
Another Reason to Hate on the Ivy League and Nepo Babies!
The Perfect Ending
Jason Isaacs Reveals His Favorite People, Places, and Things
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Positively 4th Street When New York was still called New Amsterdam, a former slave ran a farm on the very terrain that would become the Greenwich Village stomping ground of folk singers and Beat poets
Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a history of Russian espionage, a window into the world of snakes, and a curated guide to the best of international cinema
Out of Africa Peter Godwin’s fourth memoir focuses on his mother, who refused to leave a continually ravaged Zimbabwe until she was nearly 80
Stephen Sondheim’s Phantom Menace As a new Sondheim revue opens on Broadway, producer Cameron Mackintosh reflects on their friendship—and on Sondheim’s rivalry with Andrew Lloyd Webber
