List of Culture articles
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A grid of six photos atop a map background of Paris. Images from left show two men, one with a saxophone; a man and woman overlooking the Seine; a man and woman in hats dancing; a man and woman walking on a night street; a shirtless man and a woman in a hat with her head in her hands; a man on a Paris rooftop. The Americans Before Emily in Paris
From Gene Kelly to Harrison Ford, here are nine movies you can stream set in the City of Lights.
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A crowd of people at Oktoberfest reach for a beer. Beer Glorious Beer
From “bitter horse piss” to the gruit ale revival, a new book attempts to account for changing tastes.
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Book covers for several new novels out in September including My Friends and The Hypocrite. The Novels We’re Reading in September
From Sicilian psychodrama to Qaddafi’s Libya.
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A photo illustration shows a fine art from with a woman in a green cocktail dress. When a Love Triangle Meets Economics
Beneath the sex, a madcap novel about an art heist lays bare the realities of globalization.
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A group of people in period costume, one holding a large bird of prey. What Happens in 14th-Century Florence Does Not Stay in 14th-Century Florence
In a Netflix adaptation, Boccaccio’s dirty “Decameron” speaks directly to the strangeness of COVID times.
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An illustration shows a white couple whispering to each other inside a fenced backyard as they grill burgers. A dog sits next to them. Passing in the background is a Haitian family. How Weaponizing Food Helps Trump Win Votes
From the Irish to Italians and Chinese, food has long been used to define who is—or isn’t—a “real American.”
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A boy is seen cheering through a fence in the foreground in front of a giant crowd of people in the stands. Milei Is Coming for Argentina’s Beloved Soccer Clubs
Some Argentines aren’t happy about the libertarian president’s privatization plans.
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Filmmakers, one positioned behind a camera, stand in an opulent room with paintings, a mantle and bust, while making a movie. Merchant Ivory Is So Much More Than Costume Dramas
Some of the most British movies in history were made by a team of outsiders to that culture.
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French President Emmanuel Macron holds an Olympic gold medal as he delivers a speech to representatives of stakeholders who helped organize and host the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, seen at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Aug. 12. France’s Quest for Olympic Glory
Ahead of the Paris Games, Macron invested heavily in efforts to boost elite sports. Did it pay off?
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Salman Rushdie holds up his book on a black stage. Salman Rushdie’s Next Act
In his life-affirming memoir “Knife,” the writer shows how society must respond to untrammeled hatred.
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Shyamalan on the set of his 1999 film “The Sixth Sense.” M. Night Shyamalan Pulls Off the Ultimate Twist
For 25 years, the director has been doing something few else would dare try in wide-release, thrill-ride cinema.
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A spinning color wheel is superimposed over the keyboard and screen of a supercomputer. The 1960s Novella That Got AI (Mostly) Right
An Italian sci-fi book buzzes with many issues that society still grapples with today.
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A woman reads a book on the beach in Hyères, France, on July 20. The Best Summer Reads for National Security Nerds
The geopolitics of Formula 1, daring women journalists of the Vietnam War, and other page-turners for the beach.
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A grid of portraits shows Bill Clinton, his hands on his knees, the face of Benjamin Netanyahu, the members of Pussy Riot, wearing masks, Aung San Suu Kyi in profile, Vladamir Putin, and Michelle Obama. How Platon Photographs Power
The British artist and provocateur on the stories behind the world’s most influential people.
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Tom Hulce as Mozart performing in front of a large crowd in a screen grab from a film. ‘Amadeus,’ Back in Theaters, Is a Perfect Film
Poignant, entertaining, and bitchy, who cares that its central conflict is almost entirely made up?
