The Friend Zone
The author Sigrid Nunez on the film adaptation of her National Book Award–winning novel, starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and a Great Dane
Wild Ride
Tesla used to be the car of choice for virtue-signaling Democrats. Now, as liberals all over the world are unloading their “Swasticars,” will the Fox News set fill the void?
Gaëtan Bruel
Ahead of Bastille Day, the French cultural counselor discusses how New York’s Villa Albertine was born, and the novel approach it’s taking to artists’ residency programs
Forever Young
Face-lift maestro Dr. Gerald Imber has been preaching the gospel of early intervention for decades. Now, thanks to TikTok, twentysomethings are actually listening
Call Her “Daddy”!
Some of the most stylish young women are walking around in neckties. Is it a response to Trump-era misogyny or a seductive power play?
The Rudolph Revival
A wunderkind who spent his later years in the wilderness, the visionary architect Paul Rudolph is finally getting the retrospective he deserves
Red, White, and Blues
America was once a fun, free, brave, and happy melting pot, but, as one Canadian argues, those days are seemingly over—at least for now
The View from Here
In the 1990s, Scott Ritter was a respected U.N. weapons inspector. Now he’s a Kremlin propagandist, defending Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Life Lessons of Shonda Rhimes
The trailblazing creator of Bridgerton,Grey’s Anatomy, and Scandal is raising kids on her own, worrying about Donald Trump, and having trouble getting a date
Staff Picks
Don’t miss a buoyant account of the sunken Titanic, the origin story of Manhattan’s favorite T. rex, and a search for the real “Torso Killer”
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a history of crime as told through 100 objects, a look at Greta Garbo’s life off-screen, and a vivid sketch of daily life during the Roman Empire’s golden age
