New York
Film Classics
The Seven-Year Hitch Director Billy Wilder wanted sex in Marilyn Monroe’s comedy about infidelity—but Hollywood’s prohibitive censorship rules wouldn’t allow it
Adventures in Journalism: Part II
The Man in the White Suit Is Back With his pyrotechnic prose and clinical dissecting of social mores, Tom Wolfe was the pre-eminent chronicler of the United States in the late 20th century. Now, five years after his death, he’s back in the public eye
The Closer Look
Mel Robbins’s Good Life The best-selling author wants to re-invent you. Let her!
Head Cases
Bless This Mess These days, the hottest hairstyles look like they were executed after too many martinis
Art
The Art of the Everyday Edward Hopper was born in 1882, but as a new documentary about the artist attests, his sensitive paintings of empty storefronts and dimly lit motels have lost none of their poignancy
Film
Amy Taubin’s “Carte Blanche” The golden-age Village Voice critic and actress recalls the days of Warhol’s Factory and SoHo before tourists, as her film program debuts at New York’s MoMA
But First …
The View from Here As the Vietnam War raged, and the draft struck, young actors found themselves performing for their lives
Close-up
Megan Stalter From Hacks to Lena Dunham’s new TV show, the Ohio-born actress isn’t afraid to be sensitive, theatrical, and “way too loud”
Kiss and Makeup
You Don’t Know Bethenny The RHONY star and margarita mogul has emerged as an outspoken beauty savant—and everyone is listening
