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.

HOPE

Vampire Weekend doesn't want your defeatist grousing

THE OLD PINBALL

\"The Who's Tommy\" returns.

VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED

Exploring the fateful expeditions of Captain Cook.

OPPORTUNITY COST

How Chinese students experience America.

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PLEDGE

It’s National Environmental Awareness Month, and all of us at SaaxoAmco Petroleum Corp. are dedicated to using our powerful access and responsibility to insure that the Earth is a healthier and cleaner place for future generations.

Books – A Life More Ordinary

A father is resurrected by his children in Amitava Kumar's "My Beloved Life.”

Letter from Roraima – The Amazon Patrol

As mining devastates the rain forest, an armed environmental unit fights back.

Fiction – Allah Have Mercy

A huge hand grabbed the back of my neck as I stepped out of the Rex Cinema, and, instinctively.

TRUTH OR DARE

A new production of Henrik Ibsen's \"An Enemy of the People.\"

TWIN FEATS

The Escher Quartet's Bartók marathon; Igor Levit's symphonic piano recital.

SKIN DEEP

The hit-or-miss body art of the Whitney Biennial.