A profile of fashion designer Nudie Cohn, who made clothing for Elvis, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, and others.

A profile of the Against Me! frontman.

The author recounts playing herself – best-selling author Sloane Crosley – on an episode of “Gossip Girl.”

A profile of filmmaker Michael Haneke.

On tour with America’s first 50-year-old rock band.

Growing up on B-movies.

A history of the fowl.

A painter’s dogged, doomed pursuit of the perfect $100 bill.

A posthumous profile of Whitney Houston.

“Being Justin Bieber means having an endless number of T-shirts to destroy.” A profile of the pop star just after his 18th birthday.

The world of high-end wine gets conned.

With flash, hip-hop echoes rock’s golden age.

When rock was at its peak in 1972, Americans earning the equivalent of $1m a year took just over 1 per cent of national income. In 2010, this group’s share of national income had grown to almost 10 per cent. At the same time, the average tax paid by these top earners almost halved. The rise of Jay-Z’s “new black elite” reflects the growth in numbers of the super-wealthy. But the opulence that he and West flaunt also reflects the growing estrangement of those at the top from the rest.

The making of Thelma & Louise.

How one man made millions with a fancy hamburger.

A profile of Maurice Sendak.

The Beastie Boys on tour in Los Angeles shortly after the release of their debut album, Licensed to Ill.

On “Poor Hartley,” the son of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

A free-ranging conversation between music writers Simon Reynolds and Greil Marcus.

On Norman Bel Geddes, pioneer of miniatures and maker of the “most iconic World’s Fair exhibit of all time.”

A call for making a living with your hands.

Inside the color forecaster.

There are no analytics measuring success of color forecasting—how would one even accurately measure such a thing? To play it safe most companies rely on a range of color forecasts. Eiseman says Pantone’s effort, and perhaps color forecasting in general, suffers from two misconceptions. The first is that there is some kind of “evil cabal” that “schemes to get the colors out there.” The second is “let’s just throw a dart and wherever it lands is what’s going to be the hot color for next year.”

A profile of the hardworking Samuel L. Jackson, whose movies have grossed more than any actor’s ever.

On Marilyn Monroe and the pains of post-war America.

On the set of Aaron Sorkin’s new HBO show The Newsroom.