In case you missed:
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The genius of Leonardo da Vinci
Biographer Walter Isaacson on the Renaissance artist and inventor, whose curiosity about the world raised him from ignominious birthright to the pantheon of greatness
A mass shooting survivor's story
Pulitzer-winning photographers teach how to capture the moment
A new blueprint for America's construction trades
What's in a name? Plenty
Hillary Clinton on "the most important" campaign mistake she made
Internet shaming: When mob justice goes virtual
From the New York Film Festival:
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Review: Joan Didion's life under the magnifying glass
A new Netflix documentary, "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold," examines the life of the acclaimed writer more than her words
Review: Kate Winslet glows in Woody Allen's "Wonder Wheel"
Review: Agnes Varda's "Faces Places"
Review: Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf fly high in "Lady Bird"
Review: "The Rider," a somber and haunting new western
Review: "Call Me By Your Name"
Review: Absurdity goes viral in “The Square”
Review: "BPM," a vital, defiant film of activists at the dawn of AIDS
Review: "The Meyerowitz Stories"
Review: "Last Flag Flying"
Review: "Thelma" is a spectral, psychosexual slow burn
On books:
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"First Ex" Ivana Trump on parenting and the president's tweets
The first wife of Donald Trump says he stills asks her advice, and she, for one, is happy he keeps tweeting
To "Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown, success is no riddle
The man behind "Captain Underpants"
Ann Patchett: Writer, and purveyor, of books
Jeannette Walls on writing "The Glass Castle"
Louise Penny: How writing became her solace
From Mo Rocca:
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As Confederate relics fall, one is memorialized at black church
One Stonewall Jackson window has been a part of Roanoke's Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church for 125 years
Lobster rolls: Americans dig in
Stephen Sondheim celebrates the power of teachers
Inventor of the Super Soaker
The art of manscaping
Custer's Last Stand
On art:
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Artist Françoise Gilot, on life with and after Picasso
She met the famed artist, 40 years her senior, during the German occupation of Paris; now 95, the painter, evoking courage and humor, is still going strong
The art of Piet Mondrian
Pop-up art exhibits you may have missed
Murano, a Mecca of glass
Broadway's own street artist
How music influenced the art of Marc Chagall
From the archives:
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From 2004: Carrie Fisher's open book
The actress and author Carrie Fisher best known as Princess Leia of "Star Wars" talked with Rita Braver about her novel "The Best Awful," a thinly-fictionalized account of Hollywood and mental illness
2010: Florence Henderson, America's Mom
2008: Marni Nixon, singing voice of the stars
2007: Bill Geist keeps germs at bay
2005: The wilder side of Gene Wilder
2005: Leonard Nimoy on "Star Trek"
2001: Photographer Mary Ellen Mark
1995: Author Pat Conroy
1994: The "unsinkable" Debbie Reynolds
1982: Artist Keith Haring
1980: Peter O'Toole talks "Macbeth"
From Steve Hartman:
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A young boy's yardwork
While five-year-old Brian Kelly's dad was on overseas deployment with the Air Force, Brian enjoyed doing yardwork with a surrogate dad, his neighbor, Dean Cravens. Steve Hartman returns to the young boy he met in June for a happy followup
Mass shootings: When words fail
Just one of the guys
And the band member played on
A life-changing letter, and a new friend
On TV:
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Jimmy Kimmel speaks his mind
The lovable frat boy of late-night put comedy on hold when his on-air story about his son's fight for life became a call to action on healthcare
"Stranger Things" to once again go bump in the night
Sofia Vergara: The accent is on business
Everybody loves Ray Romano
Alec Baldwin on politics, sobriety and playing Donald Trump
Norway's Slow TV: Fascinating viewers for hours or days at a time
On music:
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Harry Styles goes in a new direction
The singer who rose to fame as part of the British boy band One Direction is launching a career as a solo artist
Shania Twain on finding her voice again
Lorde returns to the "crazy environment"
Ed Sheeran: Reinventing pop music
Johnny Mathis: Wonderful! Wonderful!
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The many shades of Pink
The rocker who blends aerial performance art and songs about self-acceptance is down-to-earth as she talks about a turbulent childhood and the outlet she found in music
John Mellencamp: Life goes on
Monterey at 50: When rock festivals were born
Lang Lang: Center stage of a melodic life
Roger Waters: Still tearing down walls
On movies:
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Sunday Profile: Andrew Garfield
The actor, starring as a man stricken with polio in "Breathe," says risking failure on a large scale is life-affirming
Jake Gyllenhaal on "Stronger"
Robert Pattinson: Revelling in the freedom of chaos
Jeremy Renner's surprising sideline
Giving credit: The creators of movie title sequences
Detroit 1967: When a city erupted
On stage:
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Harry Potter brings his magic to the stage
J.K. Rowling talks about the sensation of London's theater world, coming soon to Broadway: "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"
"A Doll's House, Part 2": The return of Nora
The Yale Rep: A treasure of live theater
The divine Bette Midler returns in "Hello, Dolly!"
"Annie" at 40: The stars reunite
Off-Off Broadway: Tommy Tune in Japan
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The Team
