Sam Kashner
A Tale of Two Brothers
How Herman and Joe Mankiewicz won and lost the Hollywood dream
Black and White and Read All over the South
How a comic book about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. rallied 1960s civil-rights fighters, including John Lewis
Sub Human
A horrific end awaits a promising young journalist when she goes to meet an eccentric inventor in the dark waters off the coast of Copenhagen
Photo by Bachrach
A Who’s Who of the 20th century wanted their portrait taken at one family-run studio
The Woman in the Window
The American photographer Ruth Orkin did her best work without ever leaving the house
Too Close for Comfort
In HBO’s The Plot Against America, from the Philip Roth novel, the present-day parallels are profoundly disturbing
Act Two
In 1963, Mike Nichols was a 31-year-old former comedian with no immediate prospects. Then he met Neil Simon. A new book recounts what happened next, in the words of the key players
There Is Nothin’ Like a Dame
Helen Mirren brings something special to every performance. But for HBO’s Catherine the Great, she also draws on her own White Russian roots
Candice Bergen, Star Reporter
A “very lucky” actor and the photojournalism career that got away
Queen of Muses
The always extraordinary Patricia Clarkson on Sharp Objects, portraying difficult characters, and the correct way to make jambalaya
