The Attention-Whore Index
Can anyone dethrone Harry as he looks for his third straight No. 1 ranking? It’s up to you! Plus: news of the week that’s not to be missed
Dressing on the Side
A history of the department-store lunch, from its Gilded Age beginnings to the fashionable dining rooms keeping the ritual alive today
Director’s Cut
In the 1970s, Stanley Kubrick fought to block the publication of The Magic Eye, a book lightly critical of his films. Now, it’s finally getting published
There’s a Nip in the Air
Loved, lusted over, and frowned upon throughout history, nipples are making a comeback, thanks largely to a single, ultra-perky bra
Beating Putin’s Propaganda
Alex Goldfarb was falsely accused by Russian state media of poisoning his friend Alexander Litvinenko. His long fight for truth finally ended this week
King of the Costume Drama
Amid constant fights, infidelity, and financial woes, James Ivory and his partner, Ismail Merchant, created the most elegant films of the era
Life of the Party
In celebration of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s 75th birthday, the legendary dancer’s arts center is hosting a day-long concert in upstate New York
The Troubles of Taffy Brodesser-Akner
The author of the best-selling Fleishman Is in Trouble has money issues, religious worries, and anxiety about her next novel. It’s not easy being “the female Philip Roth”
Stealing God’s Stuff
He is best remembered as the author of the children’s classics Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little. But is E. B. White also the forgotten prophet of our nuclear doom?
Rock v. Wade
Singing and abortion rights converge in 1972, a new rock opera from the musician and activist Chadwick Stokes, produced by Laurie David and Sybil Gallagher
Ludovic Nkoth
One year after moving to Paris, the 28-year-old artist, known for expressive portraits that center on Blackness, is collaborating with some of France’s most prestigious institutions
The French Connection
What is it about gentleman-thief Arsène Lupin, Maurice Leblanc’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, that makes him so endlessly appealing?
