Whit Stillman’s 1990 film Metropolitan is the sort of movie that, even in its third decade, can serve as shorthand to describe a certain type of someone. In fact, it can seem at times that when it comes to quirky, privileged WASPs, Stillman invented that certain type of someone. So it’s no surprise that ... More

In her latest novel, Circling the Sun, author Paula McLain—who wrote the 2011 bestseller The Paris Wife—tells the story of the 20th-century adventurer Beryl Markham, the British-born aviator who was the first ever woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean east-to-west. The fictionalized version of Markham’s story tells of her ... More

The ever-turning time machine of fashion seems to have landed on the ‘90s this summer, and if you spent the last decade or so missing chokers, feathered bangs and platform sandals, your wildest dreams have been granted. Perhaps nothing could quite prove that the decade has once again descended upon us in ... More

When your friend asks you to create a film score, you do it—and when that same film falls through, you take that music and create your own self-titled EP. At least that’s what happened for Alberta Cross lead singer Petter Ericson Stakee and Jamie Biden, the longtime friends who ... More

In director Dito Montiel’s latest, Boulevard, married Nolan (Robin Williams in his final film role) is forced to come to terms with the truth about himself after an encounter with a younger man during a road trip. And while revealing his secret changes Nolan forever, it also throws the world ... More

Hemlines may rise and fall, but there’s more changing in fashion than just the garments—and Max Mara is a prime example.  “We are a company that’s not about revolutions but about evolution,” Maria Giulia Maramotti, the company’s U.S. retail director, explains. “Today’s woman is different than when my grandfather started: She ... More

In Samba, the new French-language from directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano, Omar Sy—most recently seen in a slew of big-budget action movies—takes on a quiet, affecting role as the titular character, an immigrant living in France and exhausting every avenue imaginable to obtain citizenship. He’s paired at ... More

The actual Stanford Prison Experiment, which divided 24 young men into “prisoners” and “guards” and studied what happened next, took place in 1971. Now, almost 45 years later a film on the study—The Stanford Prison Experiment, out this week—looks at what happened during that seven-day period and ... More

It doesn’t take much to become the surprise TV hit of the summer—just backstabbing, lies, drugs, death, deception and, of course, cameras. On UnREAL, the new, scripted Lifetime series that follows the production of a popular reality dating show, all of this and more is apparent each week as ... More

Jason Derulo seems to be hiding in plain sight, a condition that’s somewhat peculiar phenomenon for an artist who has sold more than 50 million singles worldwide. It certainly isn’t for lack of bling, or biceps, or MJ-esque dance moves with top hats or music videos with shapely ladies. Derulo, 25, ... More