The Dickens of Appalachia Barbara Kingsolver discusses her little-known first book, the inspiration behind Demon Copperhead, and what J. D. Vance gets wrong
Just Our Facts, Ma’am! A new oral history chronicles The New York Post’s road from a liberal tabloid to Rupert Murdoch’s monster
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No. 274
A Lotta Ins, a Lotta Outs, a Lotta What-Have-Yous
PLUS
THE HOME FRONT
PAGE-BURNER
REAL-ESTATE WARS
and more!
Morning Meeting
How The Big Lebowski Came to Be
Rosario Candela’s New York The Jazz Age architect invented penthouse living, remaking the city’s skyline—and attracting clients including Jackie O—along the way
Theft on the Nile How a pair of intrepid, 19th-century British women smuggled an ancient coffin right out from under the noses of Egyptian site guards
Eligible Bachelors In Some Men in London, Peter Parker offers a chronicle of gay life in postwar England
Funny Face An exhibition in Winslow, Arizona, celebrates Paul Ruschá, the multi-media artist, nomadic art-world jester, and longtime paramour of Eve Babitz
