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The Mooch Does the Math

MAGA was an overhyped product that failed to work as advertised. On Tuesday, the American electorate demanded a refund

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Nerd Has there ever been a group more defenseless against attractive female spies than the men building artificial intelligence?


The Way to Say Good-Bye Why Leonard Cohen still haunts so many, 10 years after his death

Latest Issue • November 7, 2026
Issue No. 382
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Air Supply

Cool, Calm and Collected An argument for the long haul: well-made clothes, good watches, and objects for the home that prove the best purchases are rarely the newest, just the ones you reach for year after year

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I’m Talkin’ Here! Dustin Hoffman looks back at his greatest roles, his spikiest co-stars, and his #MeToo cancellation

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How Frank Capra Got His Wings The horrors of World War II shook the director’s faith in humanity. Making It’s a Wonderful Life restored it

Letters from Monet Claude Monet: A Life in Letters collects a lifetime of the artist’s letters, shedding new light into his precarious financial status, relationships, and moods


Pièces de Résistance Ahead of the midterms, a new book of photographs by Jean-Pierre Laffont captures two decades of American defiance

To Catch Two Thieves As both Alberich or Wotan, baritone Brian Mulligan has a lock on Wagner’s “Ring”

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Guest Edit

Jessica Diehl’s Favorite Things From fashion’s biggest names to the little things that make a difference, an expert’s guide to what catches the eye

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The Man with the Golden Con Eric Freymond stole millions from the original Bond girl and bilked an heir to the Hermès fortune out of billions. Was the Swiss wealth manager the greatest fraudster who ever lived?

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