Forget Quiet Luxury. In Ancient Rome, the Fashion Was Loud. 02. October 2026 (11:02) An exhibition in Copenhagen reveals how imperial expansion delivered the vivid dyes, exotic fabrics and real-hair wigs that Romans used to broadcast their status.(New York Times)
‘The Last First: Winter K2’: Review 02. October 2026 (11:02) Directed by Amir Bar-Lev, the film forgoes the optimistic gloss typical of the genre and gets at the complex reasons that people scale peaks.(New York Times)
How Weird is ‘Weird Girl Lit’? 02. October 2026 (11:00) Romantic delusion. Social alienation. Body horror. Just a few of the elements celebrated online — if not always by the writers who earn the label.(New York Times)
Best Werewolf Romance Books, According to Laurie Gilmore 02. October 2026 (11:00) The best-selling author Laurie Gilmore recommends books that take all the best bits of a literary love story and take them from fun to feral.(New York Times)