You Asked, We Deliver: A Portrait Of The World's Finest Panama Hat
So here it is — only it turns out that it won't be 100 percent finished until someone buys this high point of haberdashery.
Arts & Life
'Zer0es' Takes The Cyber-Thriller To An Electrifying Extreme
Chuck Wendig's brisk new thriller deals in cutting-edge tech, but it's traditional at heart, pitting a rag-tag band of hackers against a big, sinister cyber-entity and the threat of global disaster.
Lily Tomlin At 75: The Actress Discusses Great Roles, Old Cars And Coming Out
The star of the film Grandma and the Netflix series Grace and Frankie married her partner of 42 years, Jane Wagner, in 2013. Tomlin discusses her work and her decision to be open about her sexuality.
'Fortune Smiles' Can Be Brilliant, But It's Never Easy
Adam Johnson's new story collection spans the globe from former East Germany to post-Katrina Louisiana. Reviewer Michael Schaub says the book is uneven but enlightening, and brilliant at its best.
The Anxious Art Of Japanese Painter (And 'Enemy Alien') Yasuo Kuniyoshi
After moving to the U.S. in 1906, Kuniyoshi became a prize-winning artist. But with World War II, things changed. "When he walked down the street," says one curator, "he looked like the enemy."
Documentary Revisits The 'Dazzling' Polemics Of The Buckley-Vidal Debates
Best of Enemies chronicles the 1968 debates between conservative editor William F. Buckley and liberal novelist Gore Vidal. Critic John Powers weighs in on the legacy of their verbal crossfire.
Muslim Feminists Rewrite Boundaries On The Street And At Home
Mona Eltahawy says as a female in Saudi Arabia you have two options: "To lose your mind or become a feminist." Rafia Zakaria says it's crucial to reclaim the identity of the modern Muslim woman.
Television 2015: With 25 Ways To Watch TV, Does The House Always Win?
There are so many ways to watch TV now that people often feel liberated from old models. But even under some of the new systems for television, as at your better casinos, the house always wins.
'Dark, Dark' Doings In A Slick Debut Thriller
Ruth Ware's In A Dark, Dark Wood brings together a group of 20-something women in an isolated rural house for a bachelorette party — a perfect setting for buried secrets and terrible deeds.
Social Satire, Spiked With Schadenfreude In 'Everybody Rise'
Stephanie Clifford's debut novel, about the desperate social strivings of a young woman in Manhattan, has its roots in the tragic, old-money fascinations of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth.