Harper Lee, Lost and Found
Eight short stories by the To Kill a Mockingbird author, discovered after her death in 2016, are being published for the first time
Anarchy in the U.S.
Ahead of their reunion, British punk band the Sex Pistols recall the madness of their 1970s American tour—drugs, cowboys, and all
Tom Burke
Now starring alongside Cate Blanchett in both Black Bag and The Seagull, the British actor opens up about overcoming extreme shyness
Victor Hugo’s Secret Sketchbook
For the first time in 50 years, the French writer’s rarely seen works on paper—some echoing the ambient gloom of Les Misérables—go on view in London
Me and Tony Bourdain
At 35, I left my hard-won editor job to become Anthony Bourdain’s assistant. It was the best decision I’ve ever made
Is Savannah, Georgia, the Next Chernobyl?
On this week’s podcast, John von Sothen reveals the bizarre story of Savannah and a missing nuclear bomb
Sucks to Sussex
From scathing reviews to memes, Netflix’s With Love, Meghan has only fueled more bullying toward Meghan Markle as viewers revel in hate-watching her show
Top of the Line
Algerian streets, Italian fountains, German tanks … The late New Yorker illustrator and cartoonist Saul Steinberg’s drawings are collected in a new edition of All in Line
Of Alps and an Apple
From La Scala, Riccardo Muti’s landmark revival of Rossini’s monumental farewell to opera
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a new history of the Irish famine, a survey of contemporary architecture, and a portrait of the Edwardian painter John Singer Sargent and his Jewish patrons
Hollywood Confidential
In order to evade racist Hollywood codes and immigration bans, Merle Oberon—the first Asian actress to receive an Oscar nomination—passed as white for almost 50 years
Sid Mashburn’s Guide to Atlanta
The menswear designer shares his favorite spots in his home city
Knocking on Wood
An exhibition in London celebrates the timeless art of Japanese carpentry
A Broken Bond
Choosing the new James Bond is no longer in the hands of seasoned 007 casting director Debbie McWilliams but, rather, Amazon’s tech bros. What could go wrong?
Joan Didion, Movie Critic
Among the opinions unearthed in her Vogue film columns? She didn’t care for Billy Wilder, had little time for classics such as Casablanca, and was bored by Sidney Lumet
King Charles’s Trump Card
“Sorry, chap, you’ve got to take one for the team”: the monarch announced that he is downgrading Trump’s state visit to a Pizza Express lunch with Prince Andrew
Princes, Palaces, and Pasta
The Leopard, Giuseppe Tomasi’s sensual novel about the 19th-century Italian aristocracy—made into a movie by Luchino Visconti—gets a second reincarnation as a Netflix drama
