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The Kate Middleton Photo That Was Too Good to Be True

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s such a lovely photograph—if only it were real. The occasion is Mothering Sunday, the U.K. equivalent of Mother’s Day, which fell this year in March. Mom sits at the center,…

Alan Cumming Wants Us All to Let Go

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Over a thirty-year career, Alan Cumming has been a stage star, a cabaret performer, a memorist, a night-club owner, and a political activist. Animating many of these endeavors are his talents…

A Teen-Ager’s Quest to Manage His O.C.D. in “Lost in My Mind”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Both Charles Frank, the documentary’s director, and Manny Padilla, its subject, are remarkably honest and empathetic. Manny Padilla, a teen-age musician living with obsessive-compulsive disorder, faces intense fears and intrusive thoughts.…

America’s Last Top Models

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The ruins of American invention have been recently resurrected in a former textile mill in Wilmington, Delaware. The Henry Clay Mill, now better known as Hagley Museum and Library Visitor Center,…

An Oscar-Night Diary: The Kenergy Was Palpable

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s an hour after “Oppenheimer” has won Best Picture, the all-but-preordained climax of the ninety-sixth Academy Awards, and I’m trying to find my way from the red carpet to the street.…

The Oscars Are More Barbie Than They’ll Admit

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The reasons for the success of “Oppenheimer” at the Oscars—thirteen nominations and seven wins—are self-evident. The movie is about a serious historical and political subject, and it made a zillion dollars.…

Peter de Sève’s “Downhill”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For the cover of the March 18, 2024, issue, the artist and animator Peter de Sève illustrated the way we now experience seasons: all at once. But not everyone is upset…