Lucia Iuorio/ Netflix (Credit: Lucia Iuorio/ Netflix) Lampedusa’s mid-20th-Century novel The Leopard became a bestseller, then a revered film – and is now a lavish Netflix series. Its withering takedown of society’s flaws and hypocrisies still hits home today. “Dying for somebody or for something, that was perfectly normal, of …

Emmanuel Lafont (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont) Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds. Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted. “FOUR LETTER TV POEM FURY” thundered the front page of one British newspaper, …

Vanessa Tignanelli (Credit: Vanessa Tignanelli) The enigmatic musician has released one of the most raved-about LPs of recent times. But they’ve done it without marketing or interviews – and you certainly won’t find it on Spotify. Of all the musical acts that emerged last year, none was more fascinating – …

Natassja Ebert (Credit: Natassja Ebert) From making history as Vogue’s youngest-ever fashion editor to creating a gown fit for a Kennedy wedding – which would end up covered in grass stains – Vera Wang chronicles her career’s surprising trajectory and shares some of her hard-won lessons as a woman at …