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THEY SHOOT, HE SCORES

How Carter Burwell writes film music that keeps audiences guessing.

Steven Spielberg, Trans History, Action Sequels

Filmmakers’ real-life stories are fictionalized in some noteworthy new movies, including “The Inspection” (Nov. 18), written and directed by Elegance Bratton.

ON NATIVE GROUNDS

For much of American history, the tribal nations were on top.

PAST IMPERFECT

A new translation grapples with sexual violence in Ovid's Metamorphoses.

The Genius of Patti Smith

With A Book of Days, the iconic artist cements her status as literary rock star.

A Critic at Large the Never-Ending Story

Can the multiverse keep expanding forever?

A Reporter at Large a Reckoning

At a dangerous time in Iran, the celebrated director Asghar Farhadi is on trial for using a student’s ideas.

Siegfried & Roy – The Original Tiger Kings

The improbable rise and savage fall of Siegfried & Roy

After the Dance

After becoming a world-class ballerina, Rachelle di Stasio is set to excel as a model and actress

Patti Smith – Be Here, Now

Through 366 images, Patti Smith finds art in the everyday

Julie Taymor

The visionary director on the 25th anniversary of The Lion King, the power of travel, and her fear of hippos

The Past Is Present

Half a century ago-amid Supreme Court hearings on Roe v. Wade, racial reckonings, and political tension a group of women launched Ms. magazine. Here, Gloria Steinem reflects on that first year

The Fight Ahead

The Supreme Court's decision to end federal protections for abortion access didn't just rewind the clock 50 years, it opened a Pandora's box of confusing, potentially life-threatening legal complications. VF talks with five women on the front lines.

The Rise of the Ronald

Ron DeSantis is the polished, competent, Fox-loving, lib-owning successor-in-waiting to Donald Trump's MAGA nation. Is it any wonder they're locked in a 2024 cold war?

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926–2022

In honor of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Annie Leibovitz and Hamish Bowles pay tribute to a life of resilience and service.

Who Do the Benin Bronzes Belong to?

Thousands of pieces of art were looted by the British in what is now Nigeria, and are held mostly in Western museums. What to do with them is a harder question than it might seem.

The Twin Crusades Against Drugs and Guns

Americans are suffering the "unjust, cruel, and even irrational" consequences of the wars on intoxicants and firearms.

'The Rock on Which Modern Britain Was Built'

In her seven-decade dedication to a life of service to her subjects, Elizabeth II won their hearts as well as their respect

Charles in Charge

With Queen Camilla by his side, the new king faces challenges in his realm-and his family

Amanda Gorman Poet, 24

Amanda Gorman, whose recitation of "The Hill We Climb" at the 2021 inaguration made her America's most famous poet, has never met a mountain she couldn't scale

Black or Bot?

As trolls and foreign agents co-opt Blackness for political gain, it's becoming harder and harder to identify truth online.

Reverse Culture Shock Is the Dark Side of Living Abroad

No one talks about it, but I'm ready to.

The Wedding Present

As a young woman, I had a friendly correspondence with a German soldier right after the war. I've been thinking about the silence at the core of our exchange ever since.

A World Without White People

Mohsin Hamid's empty parable of race transformation

Best Wishes

Stories from the front of the book-signing line

Annie Hwang - Agents & Editors

Annie Hwang of Ayesha Pande Literary talks about community building, professional burnout, the questions writers should ask when querying agents, and the demanding work of advocating for diversity in publishing.

Ms. Robinson Goes to Hollywood

When my book became a TV show. I had to get myself camera-ready.

Book Prize Celebrates Older Poets

Even as the number of awards for debut poetry books seems to have increased over the years, an inordinate number of those awards are won by writers age forty and under.

As Told to - The Play's the Thing

Shakespeare's Hamlet has been endlessly adapted. Playwright James Ijames's fat ham turns the chilling tragedy into a riotous exploration of queerness.

We Have a Printing Paper Problem

A new supply chain parable for our times