Issue
No. 204
June 10, 2023
A.A.R.P. Attack
From the front row, the seasoned generations have fallen under the spell of … Taylor Swift? …
Setting a High Bar
From Paris, one of the world’s finest bartenders, whose customers have included a fine blend of Kate Moss and several James Bonds, is retiring …
In the Eye of the Storm Paul McCartney’s Pentax photos from 1964—the year that marked the band’s American tour, and the start of Beatlemania—are collected in a new book
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Wear
Georgina Brandolini
It’s not especially difficult to find a good-looking evening dress, but a sweater that would look right at home in a fine-dining establishment…
Stomp
La Botte Gardiane
All too often, leather sandals are flimsy, floppy affairs that barely last one summer before succumbing to the wear and tear accumulated by…
Set
Panerai
Founded in Florence in 1860, Panerai shape-shifted from a small atelier to a watchmaking school, to the watch supplier for the Italian Navy…
EAT
Sacher x Georg Baselitz
At some point or other in your life, you’ve probably come across a Sacher torte. The chocolate sponge…
Check
@nymetrowx
“It’s in the low 70s,” but don’t worry, the cult Twitter account New York Metro Weather declares, “the vibes are alright!”…
Shop
Barrier to Entry
Stylist and TV personality Robert Verdi met the New Orleans–based artist Dan Tague at Art Basel, a few years after Hurricane Katrina…
Wear
Georgina Brandolini
It’s not especially difficult to find a good-looking evening dress, but a sweater that would look right at home in a fine-dining establishment…
Stomp
La Botte Gardiane
All too often, leather sandals are flimsy, floppy affairs that barely last one summer before succumbing to the wear and tear accumulated by…
Set
Panerai
Founded in Florence in 1860, Panerai shape-shifted from a small atelier to a watchmaking school, to the watch supplier for the Italian Navy…
EAT
Sacher x Georg Baselitz
At some point or other in your life, you’ve probably come across a Sacher torte. The chocolate sponge…
Check
@nymetrowx
“It’s in the low 70s,” but don’t worry, the cult Twitter account New York Metro Weather declares, “the vibes are alright!”…
Shop
Barrier to Entry
Stylist and TV personality Robert Verdi met the New Orleans–based artist Dan Tague at Art Basel, a few years after Hurricane Katrina…
The Art of Forgery
In 1998, the Courtauld Gallery, in London, received an anonymous phone call claiming that 11 drawings in its collection were fakes created by the notorious British forger Eric Hebborn (1934–96). Since then, the Courtauld’s drawings cataloguer, Rachel Hapoienu, has done extensive research into each of these works. By tracing their ownership history, Hapoienu established that six of the drawings were done before Hebborn was even born. READ ON
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Lili Anolik Johanna Berkman Joseph Bullmore Vassi Chamberlain William D. Cohan Rich Cohen Michael Hainey Stuart Heritage George Kalogerakis Sam Kashner James Kirchick Alexander Lobrano Alexandra Marshall Daphne Merkin
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In Memoriam
Peter Bogdanovich Duncan Hannah Douglas McGrath Richard David Story André Leon Talley
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