Books
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Storming Normandy in 1346
“Essex Dogs,” the first novel in a projected trilogy by the historian Dan Jones, imagines a hard-bitten band of mercenaries…
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The Fullest View of Vermeer Still Leaves Plenty to the Imagination
A blockbuster exhibition brings together more paintings by the Dutch master than ever before. Yet he remains a mystery, despite…
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How the R&B Innovator Kelela Unlocked a New Level
In mid-January, Kelela Mizanekristos emailed over the document she shares with everyone who plans to work with her. It’s a…
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In ‘Dear Edward,’ Connie Britton Embraces Her Inner ‘Real Housewife’
The series reunites the actor with Jason Katims, the “Friday Night Lights” showrunner. But the wealthy suburbanite she plays is…
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Claudia Cardinale: 6 Decades in the Movies
Ahead of a MoMA retrospective, the actress reflected on her career, which includes over 100 films and many classics of…
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Avedon at Large
“Richard Avedon: Murals” fills just one gallery of the Met, but “fills” is an understatement. These portraits of prominent political…
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‘Godland’ Review: Another of God’s Lonely Men Goes Amok (Spiritually)
In this striking drama set in the late 19th century, a Danish priest travels to Iceland and is gradually undone…
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‘Una Vita Difficile’ Review: Life Comes at You Fast
Alberto Sordi stars as an idealistic Italian Everyman caught up in a changing postwar world in this rediscovered comedy from…
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres, a Master of Mutability
An ultra-polished survey of the artist’s works at David Zwirner — some not seen before — demonstrate how preservation and…
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Philomena Cunk Is Weird Enough to Take on the World
The new Netflix show “Cunk on Earth” looks like an ambitious BBC documentary. Until its fictional host, created by Charlie…