Anything but Nothing
After a lifetime of mental illness, one woman opts to try electroconvulsive therapy. She discusses her decision with her sister.
Liz Entman
The End Isn’t the End
When insomnia and technological convenience collide, a lifetime of binge reading reaches its full potential.
Like Pushing an Elephant Into a Volkswagen
Writers who haven’t quit their day jobs, who cram in the writing hours around full-time work, discuss juggling office life, family, and creativity.
A Woman for All Seasons
Reviewers of Chuck Klosterman’s I Wear The Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined) all like to relate Klosterman’s theory of Star Wars. The theory goes like this: For male fans, the character they identify with most in childhood is the innocent Luke Skywalker; in adolescence and
Paint by Number
A day in the life of three women.
Back in Black
A sharp-dressed private eye can’t escape corruption in 1930s Los Angeles.
The Bird of Paradise
A 17th-century dandy’s wardrobe rises and falls with his fortunes.
The Real Housewife of Exquisite Taste
Jil Sander, Fendi create modern-day costumes as delicious as any period drama.
The Damsel in Distress
“The Last of the Mohicans’” outfits were caught between the Old and New Worlds.
Siam, I Am (Not)
Small-screen post-“Downton” satisfaction for costume connoisseurs.