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The Complicated Legacy of Lenny Bruce The comedian who died 60 years ago this month, was a fearless champion of free speech. Today, he would have less to fear from the police—and more from the audience

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Harry Gruyaert in Color A new coffee-table book collects the Belgian photographer’s saturated, unabashed pictures of New York, taken over 52 years of trips to the city


Ray’s Anatomy An exhibition in Kassel, Germany, examines the frank, sometimes transgressive sculptures of the contemporary American artist Charles Ray

The Old Faithful Wardrobe necessities that make re-entry into adult life considerably less painful

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A House Divided In Kurt Andersen’s new novel, The Breakup, a couple’s marriage unravels against the backdrop of an America splintered by civil war

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Free-Falling In Richard Russo’s new thriller, Under the Falls,a Nashville singer returns to his hometown to make amends—but the mistakes of his past soon resurface

A Tale of Two Names The editor of Kitchen Confidential attempts to reconcile Tony Bourdain, the socially awkward man she counted as a close friend, and Anthony Bourdain, the cool-cat global traveler the world came to love


The Director and the Madman Born one year apart, Roman Polanski and Charles Manson lived eerily parallel lives for years before finally intersecting at the brutal murder of Sharon Tate

America’s Sweetheart From Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi to Andy Warhol, Titanic to Ghostbusters II, an exhibition in Fort Worth, Texas, explores the history and legacy of the Statue of Liberty

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Peak Season, Diminishing Patience Everything for seeing summer through: the linen worth living in, the pieces that make long afternoons better, and the small upgrades that make August feel less like a countdown

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Ins & Outs, Wedding Edition From thank-you letters and short ceremonies to sweetheart tables and weekday weddings, our list of dos and don’ts for this wedding season

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