Fassbender was one of several actors auditioning for the James Bond role for 2006’s Casino Royale. Pierce Brosnan had played the role for four films, the last being 2002’s Die Another Day.

On the new music front, it’s also a very busy week. I highlight 11 new albums below, and Bill tackles more in Indie Basement, including Edwyn Collins, Throwing Muses, Bambara, Étienne de Crécy (ft.

Welcome to Jeans Month on the Strategist, where we’re obsessively vetting denim — from trying on every pair at the Gap to asking dozens of stylish people about their favorite fits. For more ...

But let’s get this straight. The jeans we know today—rugged, riveted, rendered in inky-blue cotton—were invented way back in the late 1800s in Reno, Nevada by a Latvian immigrant and tailor ...

The director Catherine Gund fuses work from multiple artists with archival footage and interviews to craft an exploration of Black resilience. By Alissa Wilkinson In this coming-of-age drama from ...

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The huband-wife team will split their time between Miami and Spain.