It’s difficult to pick a favorite object in The Met collection, but New York artist Laurie Anderson finds herself making a beeline to the Mail Shirt with Inscribed Rings (15th–16th century) whenever she visits.

From last December, Sharyn Alfonsi’s look at Hermes handbags. From May 2023, Anderson Cooper’s interview with Jeff Koons. From July 2022, Cooper’s interview with Laurie Anderson. And from April 2012, Morley Safer's trip to Art Basel.