Air Mail

The Country That Never Was The Hindu nation of Kailasa is making friends across the world. Such a shame it doesn’t exist

By Charles Leerhsen

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Film

What a Glorious Feeling! Seventy years after Singin’ in the Rain splashed its way through theaters, it remains perhaps the greatest movie musical ever made

By Douglas McGrath

Open Book

Gordon Parks’s Church Diaries In honor of Black History Month, a new coffee-table book collects never-before-seen images taken by the American photojournalist and civil-rights advocate during a 1953 assignment in Chicago for Life magazine

By Carolina de Armas

Landing Gear

The Bed That Rocks A $115,000 musical bed with five-star-hotel provenance to put you at the center of the action! A powerful mini–chain saw to help keep your backyard in check! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

Show Me the Money After Sofia Richie Grainge fashioned herself as the dewy duchess of quiet luxury, brands leapt to partner with her. Has the influencer game reached its peak?

By Lauren Larson

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Breaking Up with Facebook

By Emma Duncan

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Mayhem at the Med Spa Med spas are popping up across the country. But do you know what’s really in those syringes and whether the person holding them is licensed?

By Amanda M. Fairbanks

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All Roads Lead to Vergil

By Max Carter

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Architecture with the Power of Art Frank Gehry, more than anyone since Frank Lloyd Wright, made cutting-edge buildings that were genuinely popular

By Paul Goldberger

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When Film Set the Fashion Theadora Van Runkle—the costume designer behind Bonnie and Clyde, Bullitt, and The Thomas Crown Affair—defined Hollywood cool

By Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger

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“Hold It Right There … ” With a devoted following among the fashion crowd—and a girlfriend in Kate Moss—Nikolai von Bismarck is London’s photographer of the moment

By Vassi Chamberlain

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Modern Times

Drop the Diet … … and pick up the needle. The latest trend in weight loss among the .01-percenters is pricey but highly effective injectables

By Hannah Seligson

Open Book

Collector’s Edition In a posthumous essay and drawings, the illustrator Pierre Le-Tan reflects on the art—and sport—of collecting

By Pierre Le-Tan

Annals of Delusion

Charlie Rose Tries to Bloom A #MeToo culprit, he’s trying to return to polite society, posting new interviews with Warren Buffett and others, and looking to sell his backlog of shows

By William D. Cohan

The Minorca Report One of the most low-key islands in Europe has retained its tranquility, despite the arrival of stylish new hotels

By Alexander Lobrano

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A Mission from God How an epic friendship born out of quaaludes, comedy, and a shared love of R&B paved the way for The Blues Brothers

By Daniel de Visé

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Study in Brown

By Patricia Zohn

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The Adventures of Captain Crunch

By James Wolcott

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Queen of (Sneaky) Pop Vienna Teng, the genre-bending Taiwanese singer-songwriter, embarks on a U.S. tour this fall

By David Yaffe

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The Prince of Wails Even though Andrew’s legacy has been marred by endless scandals, the coddled prince was shocked to the point of tears when he finally understood his title was gone forever

By Valentine Low

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Karina Longworth Is Bringing Back the 90s The podcast host discusses her career, her marriage, and the new season of You Must Remember This, which will focus on Showgirls, Basic Instinct, Eyes Wide Shut, and other 1990s erotic film classics

By Marisa Meltzer

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Film and Television

The Greatest Showman With a combined box office of $27 billion from his films, 73-year-old Samuel L. Jackson is the highest-grossing actor of all time—and maybe the most outspoken

By Jonathan Dean

Northern Exposure

Black at Night and Read All Over Though Iceland is smaller than many American cities, it has one of the largest per capita publishing industries in the world. Could it all be because of the dark?

By Jonathan Margolis

Books

When a Writer Loves a Writer

By Daphne Merkin

Moonlight Arshile Gorky’s Charred Beloved I, “an abstraction of moonlight” going up for auction at Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale, evokes the poetry of his predecessors

By Jed Perl

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New York

The Country That Never Was The Hindu nation of Kailasa is making friends across the world. Such a shame it doesn’t exist

What a Glorious Feeling! Seventy years after Singin’ in the Rain splashed its way through theaters, it remains perhaps the greatest movie musical ever made

Gordon Parks’s Church Diaries In honor of Black History Month, a new coffee-table book collects never-before-seen images taken by the American photojournalist and civil-rights advocate during a 1953 assignment in Chicago for Life magazine

The Bed That Rocks A $115,000 musical bed with five-star-hotel provenance to put you at the center of the action! A powerful mini–chain saw to help keep your backyard in check! And more …

Show Me the Money After Sofia Richie Grainge fashioned herself as the dewy duchess of quiet luxury, brands leapt to partner with her. Has the influencer game reached its peak?

Breaking Up with Facebook

Mayhem at the Med Spa Med spas are popping up across the country. But do you know what’s really in those syringes and whether the person holding them is licensed?

All Roads Lead to Vergil

Architecture with the Power of Art Frank Gehry, more than anyone since Frank Lloyd Wright, made cutting-edge buildings that were genuinely popular

When Film Set the Fashion Theadora Van Runkle—the costume designer behind Bonnie and Clyde, Bullitt, and The Thomas Crown Affair—defined Hollywood cool

“Hold It Right There … ” With a devoted following among the fashion crowd—and a girlfriend in Kate Moss—Nikolai von Bismarck is London’s photographer of the moment

Drop the Diet … … and pick up the needle. The latest trend in weight loss among the .01-percenters is pricey but highly effective injectables

Collector’s Edition In a posthumous essay and drawings, the illustrator Pierre Le-Tan reflects on the art—and sport—of collecting

Charlie Rose Tries to Bloom A #MeToo culprit, he’s trying to return to polite society, posting new interviews with Warren Buffett and others, and looking to sell his backlog of shows

The Minorca Report One of the most low-key islands in Europe has retained its tranquility, despite the arrival of stylish new hotels

A Mission from God How an epic friendship born out of quaaludes, comedy, and a shared love of R&B paved the way for The Blues Brothers

Study in Brown

The Adventures of Captain Crunch

Queen of (Sneaky) Pop Vienna Teng, the genre-bending Taiwanese singer-songwriter, embarks on a U.S. tour this fall

The Prince of Wails Even though Andrew’s legacy has been marred by endless scandals, the coddled prince was shocked to the point of tears when he finally understood his title was gone forever

Karina Longworth Is Bringing Back the 90s The podcast host discusses her career, her marriage, and the new season of You Must Remember This, which will focus on Showgirls, Basic Instinct, Eyes Wide Shut, and other 1990s erotic film classics

The Greatest Showman With a combined box office of $27 billion from his films, 73-year-old Samuel L. Jackson is the highest-grossing actor of all time—and maybe the most outspoken

Black at Night and Read All Over Though Iceland is smaller than many American cities, it has one of the largest per capita publishing industries in the world. Could it all be because of the dark?

When a Writer Loves a Writer

Moonlight Arshile Gorky’s Charred Beloved I, “an abstraction of moonlight” going up for auction at Christie’s 20th Century Evening Sale, evokes the poetry of his predecessors