The Curious Case of the Zendaya Spider Brooch Two historic jewelry houses claimed a yellow-sapphire piece worn on a Spider-Man red carpet as their own. Now it’s disappeared. What happened?
James Franco, the Alien, and the Re-Invention of Celebrity Perhaps for the first time, a major movie star is pursuing our attention as shamelessly as any other wannabe influencer
Latest Issue • Aug. 8, 2026
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Borne x The Pouf
If it weren’t for the bugs, snakes, filth, and sleeping conditions, I’d jump at the chance to be a contestant on Survivor. And if I were, I’d smuggle…
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Don Juan
Since Don Juan was introduced in 1630 by dramatist Tirso de Molina, the Spanish Lothario has appeared in numerous re-interpretations…
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Abrams Animal Farm
Block Island, with its fetchingly patriotic downtown and Vineyard Vines–clad summer crowd, can feel like a highly concentrated hub…
Murder, They Wrote This summer’s best mystery books feature heroines of Homeric proportions, from a female police chief who resuscitates a tragic cold case to a union leader turned drug queenpin
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
