New York
Greatest Escapes
Chasing Waterfalls Hot, smelly, and possibly curative, the waters at a Tuscan spa make idleness feel productive
Finding Gaudí How the playful details of Antoni Gaudí’s architecture turned one critic into an admirer
But First …
The View from Here The anti-Semitic reactions in America to the war in Gaza are threatening the country’s most essential compact
Highlight
Fifty Shades of White A Robert Ryman retrospective goes up at David Zwirner’s Hong Kong outpost, marking the monochrome painter’s first solo exhibition in Greater China
Close-up
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
Books
Murder, They Wrote This month’s mystery books take on the subject of war from all angles—and places, from the English countryside to Egypt
On the Scent
Waiting for Godet A mysterious briefcase! A retirement-home breakout! A next-gen perfumer’s quest to revive her family’s storied fragrance house has been a wild ride
In Memoriam
Last Round at Margaritaville Some of Jimmy Buffett’s friends remember the man who had many
