A charming con artist and cat burglar, Arthur Barry targeted New York’s elite, pulling off the most brazen and lucrative heists of the 1920s.
Guilty Pleasure
Sex and shenanigans among upper-class Brits
Why everyone is going wild for Rivals, the latest TV adaptation of a Jilly Cooper “bonkbuster”.
Cheers!
The Connaught Bar Book
The perfect martini or an exercise in madness? These cocktail recipes from one of the greatest bars in the world suggest, perhaps, a bit of both.
Gilded Chalet
Hemingway’s Swiss getaway
DP discovers a hidden gem, the understated Gstaad hotel where the author penned A Farewell to Arms.
Santa Baby
DP’s Holiday Gift Guide
For the naughty and the nice on your list.
Books we love
Should I go to Harvard?
In this excerpt from her moving memoir, a first-generation Mexican American explains how accepting admission to the country’s most elite academic institution wasn’t a simple “Yes.”
Book Club
What to Read Now
A British bookshop asked renowned writers for their recommendations.
DP Books
Don't Call Me Home
Growing up as the daughter of a Warhol superstar.
DP BOOKS
Lily Bart’s Hat Shop
What if the most tragic women characters in 19th century fiction did not end up quite as their authors imagined?
DP BOOKS
An Appetite for Blooms
Why flowers are delicious—but lotus eaters give flower gourmands a bad name.
Gardening
Soil: A Love Story
How dirt under our nails brings joy to our hearts.
