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A portrait of a woman, an era, and a profession: the first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep - the "Iron Lady" of acting, nominated for 19 Oscars and winner of three - that explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent.

Meryl Streep’s critique of Donald Trump at the Golden Globes drew wide attention, and there will probably be even more political statements on Oscar night...

"Ghosts of Old Hollywood, as a Podcast" is from the September 30, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Schulman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Pileup" by Hendrik Hertzberg; "Elements of E-Style" by Nick Paumgarten; "Sh-h-h" by Michael Schulman; "India's Skills Famine" by James Surowiecki; "My First Passport" by Orhan Pamuk; "There and Back Again" by Nick Paumgarten; "The Wives of Others" by Rebecca Mead; "Feeling It" by Sasha Frere-Jones; "Landscape Artist" by Nancy Franklin; and "Sleaze City" by David Denby.

In this issue: A Revelatory Case by Amy Davidson Sorkin: What went wrong in the Stormy Daniels case; California v. Trump by Connie Bruck: Jerry Brown's attempt to moderate a radical White House; The Ascension by Michael Schulman: The director Marianne Elliott takes on Tony Kushner's Angels in America; Tales of the Tribe by Adam Kirsch: Why Jewish history is so hard to write; Island Adventures by Anthony Lane: Reviews of Tomb Raider and Isle of Dogs.

In this issue: "Eurotrump" by Amy Davidson; "Trump's Money Man" by Jane Mayer; "The Listener" by Michael Schulman; "Life as Fiction" by Ruth Franklin; and "Pretty and Gritty" by Anthony Lane.

"The Permission Problem", by James Surowiecki; "Buddy Song", by Lizzie Widdicombe; "Hippie Rock", by Michael Schulman; "The Chameleon", by David Grann; "Pollster Reports Nightmare", by Bruce McCall; and "Young Loves", by David Denby.

"Back on Track", by John Cassidy; "The King’s Speech", by Michael Schulman; "The Journalist and the Spies", by Dexter Filkins; "Novelty Acts", by Ariel Levy; and "Call the Doctor", by David Denby.

"Smoke on the Water", by David Remnick; "Dream On", by Ben McGrath; "Everything, Everywhere", by Michael Schulman; "Home Economics", by James Surowiecki; "The Other Obama", by Lauren Collins; "By the Foot", by Ian Frazier; "Advanced Placement", by Janet Malcolm; and "Class Acts", by David Denby.

What a 1994 branding fiasco can teach us about counterculture and commerce.