CATEGORIES

BLEEDING HEART

Olivia Rodrigo’s exuberant yearning.

SNAP JUDGMENTS

Is it the end of the world if Kirsten Dunst isn’t around to witness it? I’m beginning to wonder.

LOVE MACHINES

Why stories about robotic romance push our buttons.

STORIES FROM THE TRUMP BIBLE

Now, Noah was very faithful, so God commanded him to build a mighty ark, telling him, “Take your family and two of every living thing.”

GOINGS ON

The Martha Graham Dance Company won’t officially turn a hundred until 2026, but it’s starting the party early with multiple centennial seasons. The theme of the first, at City Center, is “American Legacies.”

WHAT IS NOISE?

Unpleasant sounds are a matter of perception—and control.

FLIGHT OF FANCY

Flying cars have long been a symbol of a future that never came. Are they finally here?

GET REAL

How video-game engines became the invisible infrastructure of our world.

WARP SPEED

Anni Albers helped establish weaving as art—then left it behind.

NO TIME TO DIE

When does the quest for a healthy life become unhealthy?

Profiles – Mr. Vengeance

The director of "Oldboy” and "The Handmaiden” brings his gift for spectacle to American television.

A Reporter at Large – The Assault

One of Ukraine's most skilled fighting units battles beneath a canopy of drones.

Our Local Correspondents – Trash, Trash Revolution

What would it take to really clean up New York City?

WILD THINGS

In movies as in life, never assume. One of the joys of being a film critic is encountering surprising work from filmmakers whose habits seemed all too ingrained.

SCARED STRAIGHT

The posture wars, past and present.

ON AND OFF THE MENU BALABUSTA

At home with Joan Nathan, the grande dame of Jewish cooking.

THE CRITICS BOOKS CANDYLAND

A new biography assembles the story of the trans actress and gender revolutionary Candy Darling.

Finistère Kevin Barry

The big man was in a condition of thrilling remorse. He was brokenhearted again at fifty-five and loving it.

OLD-FASHIONED KNOW-HOW

Listen, kid, when you’ve been through the things I’ve been through, you know some things about things.

Turner Classic

In the last few years, English actor Callum Turner has worked with Clooney, Hanks, and Spielberg-so yes, you could say it's going well. VF catches up with Hollywood's latest heartthrob as he takes downtown NYC in style

Out of Sight

Inside Apple Park, CEO Tim Cook talks exclusively to vf about the genesis of a "Mind-blowing" new device that will shape his legacy and, perhaps, how we see the world

Writers on writing

When I wrote Daughters of Shandong, my biggest challenge was finding a way to convey, in full force, the gravity of what my characters overcame.

THE DEANS' LIST

THE MUSIC INDUSTRY POWER COUPLE ALICIA KEYS AND KASSEEM \"SWIZZ BEATZ\" DEAN HAVE HELPED LEAD THE WAY FOR A GENERATION OF COLLECTORS OF BLACK ART. THE REST OF THE WORLD IS FINALLY CATCHING UP

ONCE MORE WITH FEELING

For nearly 60 years, CABARET has transfixed-and shocked-audiences the world over. As Broadway welcomes a new revival starring Eddie Redmayne, MICHAEL RIEDEL discusses the musical's enduring power with Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Sam Mendes, and other keepers of the flame

THE KING'S Gambit

Margrethe II catapulted the Danish royal family to stratospheric heights of popularity. Her sometimes controversial son Frederik X faces a tougher road

SOMETHING WICKED

Director Jon M. Chu originally thought unknowns would play Glinda and Elphaba in his adaptation of Wicked, but he had to settle for superstars: ARIANA GRANDE and CYNTHIA ERIVO. VF goes on set for an exclusive peek at the beloved musical's big-screen debut

THE CONFESSIONS OF INIGO PHILBRICK

The wunderkind dealer personified the art market's wealth-generating potential and its unregulated excesses-until he pleaded guilty in what was the largest art fraud in US history. Now out of prison and \"wearing the scarlet letter,\" Philbrick is searching for a second act

CRAZY-MAKING

Is gaslighting on the rise, or are or are you just imagining it?

THE DEVOURING NEON

Mesmerized by the music managers

FEAST MODE

The hottest table in France is an all-you-can-eat buffet in a local rec center.