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
Lena Dunham Reveals All
In her new memoir, Famesick, the actor-writer-director revisits the awful men (Jack Antonoff, Adam Driver), the difficult women (her business partner, her mother), and the social-media flaying that almost destroyed her
Luxury on Thin Ice
A champagne-fueled journey to the North Pole has confirmed that it’s melting. Was the glamorous voyage on Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot enough to soften the blow?
Anna Van Patten
The 27-year-old actress discusses growing up as the daughter of Sopranos director Tim Van Patten; acting opposite her older sister, Grace; and joining Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney for Euphoria’s long-awaited final season
The Dark Side of Paul McCartney
He shortchanged his band and wrote some truly awful songs, but Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles life succeeded in one respect—he carved out a carefree existence with his family
She Sells Seashells
When jewelry designer Sara Beltrán accused Veronica Beard of copying her ocean-inspired designs, a tidal wave of Instagram outrage ensued
Bright Lights Hits the Big 4-0
Jay McInerney made his literary debut with Bright Lights, Big City. On its anniversary, the hedonistic Manhattan novel still defines his career, and a bygone era
I Love Lucy’s Other Half
Raised as a prince in pre-Guevara Cuba, Desi Arnaz fled to America and revolutionized TV with Lucille Ball—but he couldn’t escape the trauma of his youth
Being Bardot
A dazzling new coffee-table book collects Douglas Kirkland’s and Terry O’Neill’s photographs of Brigitte Bardot behind the scenes of some of her best films
Naked Ambition
Barbara Sturm is the jet-setting name behind one of the biggest skin-care success stories in recent history. But the road to the top has not always been smooth
The Unlikely Rise and Inevitable Fall of Vice
Once hailed as the “Millennial CNN,” Vice rode hipster shock journalism to a $5.7 billion valuation—before hubris, big business, and the fleeting currency of cool brought it all crashing down
