Rebecca Mead

From the daily newsletter: why Bella Freud, who, as a great-granddaughter of Sigmund—and daughter of Lucian—has a lot to unpack.

An Unrepressed Podcast Hosted by Freud’s Great-Granddaughter

A new memoir by Arundhati Roy, about a formidable matriarch, joins a host of recent books in which daughters reckon with mothers who are too much, not enough, or both at once.

Set in a small village in the Bavarian Alps, Sally Carson’s “Crooked Cross” presents an eerily familiar portrait of the rise of fascism.

It’s run by a Michigan-born Jesuit—and a meteorite expert—known as the Pope’s Astronomer.

Adrienne Salinger’s cult photography book from the nineties makes a comeback.

Adrienne Salinger’s cult photography book from the nineties makes a comeback.

The British painter has dedicated her career to depicting human flesh, especially that of women, with deep empathy.

From the daily newsletter: the superstar designer leaving Loewe. Plus: the last time pro-Palestinian activists faced deportation; the precarious future of an end to the war in Gaza; and a radical writer for calamitous times.

The Irish designer turned Loewe into fashion’s most coveted brand by radically reinterpreting classic garments. Now he seems poised to make over Dior.