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The Real Cost of a Meal at Noma

The “world’s best restaurant” has been rocked—again—by revelations of the chef René Redzepi’s abusive behavior.

Big-Screen Remakes

Fresh from Silicon Valley.

What Went Wrong When Susan Sontag Met Thomas Mann?

An eyewitness recalls the fraught encounter between a precocious American college student and a titan of German literature.

Why Do Mind-Altering Drugs Make People Feel Better?

Scientists want to redesign psychedelics so that they don’t induce a trip—but they still improve mental health.

“The Wild Party” Returns

Also: FKA twigs, “Mother Russia,” Caravaggio, and more.

Two Playwrights Tackle Father Figures

Clare Barron’s “You Got Older” is a rare play about a good dad. Wallace Shawn’s “What We Did Before Our Moth Days” is defiantly tender…

A Wintry Utopia in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom

The region has long attracted idealists, from the radical performers of Bread & Puppet in the seventies to the striving artisan farmers of the early…

Mitski’s New Album Is a Dark Ode to Isolation

On “Nothing’s About to Happen to Me,” a reclusive woman confronts the inhospitality of the world beyond her door.

Restaurant Review: Bistrot Ha

At a new establishment, the chefs behind the hit Ha’s Snack Bar are pushing past the hype, with food that is no less thrilling.