The Best Movies, TV, Music, Books, Theater and Art Arriving in July

We’re about to hit peak summer, which means long days to dig into a great book or two (helpfully provided below), prestigious European festivals you can dip into on your travels, and some fantastic TV and movies that provide a more than ample excuse to stay inside and enjoy the AC.

Stan and Gus: Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded Age by Henry Wiencek
Many of New York City’s Beaux Arts landmarks (the Washington Square Arch, the Bowery Savings Bank Building) were designed by Stanford White, the starchitect of the Gilded Age; much of the city’s public statuary, such as the Sherman monument in Manhattan’s Grand Army Plaza, was created by the wildly talented Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Here, their accord and affection is entwined with the blossoming of the so-called American Renaissance. July 22