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The author reads her story from the December 29, 2025 & January 5, 2026, issue of the magazine.

Bénédicte Savoy is Europe's leading advocate for the repatriation of cultural heritage. Now, in the wake of a shocking heist, she's bringing her ideas to the Louvre.

Julia had longed to be an educated mother like Vroni, but there was never a serviceable father in view, so she had limited herself to being educated.

When the thirty-four-year-old socialist is sworn in as mayor, he will have to navigate ICE raids, intransigent city power players, and twists of fate and nature.

The author discusses her story "The Welfare State."

Whatever became of Don Sample?

Consider this your personal year-end reading list, one that we hope provides hours of pleasure.

A memorial to John F. Kennedy and his respect for the freedom of the arts has been renamed for a man with authoritarian instincts.

The year's best culinary titles include a food history of the United States, a guide to being an excellent dinner-party guest, and a collection of recipes that people decided to take to their graves.

The thirty-year-old star photographer became famous for his reference-rich images of Black beauty, but his strongest work suggests a tender eye for imperfection.