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The Polo-Pony Clone Wars

Cloning ponies promised perfection on the polo field. But the business has been beset by economic puzzles, ethical gray areas—and a suicide

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Romantic Advice to Ruin Your Life By A breakdown of all of the unsolicited advice that will hit an unengaged woman in her early 30s—and why you shouldn’t listen to any of it


The Duchess of Excess Once described as “the greatest single threat to the monarchy,” Sarah Ferguson, ex-wife of Andrew, has lived a life defined by scandal and sexual high jinks

Latest Issue • February 28, 2026
Issue No. 346
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Air Supply

The Art of the Tweak The most effective upgrades are rarely dramatic. They’re the objects that refine what you already own—subtle corrections that sharpen a room’s point of view. No overhaul required. Just better decisions

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The Dog Days of David Bowie In his new biography, Alexander Larman delves into Bowie’s creative resurgence after his dismal 1990s

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Gordon Parks’s Church Diaries In honor of Black History Month, a new book collects images taken by the photojournalist in Chicago for Life magazine

Moving Mountains In A Biography of a Mountain, Matthew Davis unpacks the controversial history of Mount Rushmore, from its Klan-affiliated sculptor, Gutzon Borglum, to its land dispute with the Lacota people


The Stranger Beside Her Gisèle Pelicot recounts the horrifying rape case that made her a cause célèbre in France in her excruciatingly candid new memoir

Queen for a Day With period rooms and decorative props, and scents and sounds of centuries past, an immersive exhibition in Paris transports visitors from morning to night inside an 18th-century aristocratic home

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Guest Edit

Tom Francis’s Favorite Things From stage and screen to a sharply curated eyewear collection with Morgenthal Frederics, Tom Francis gravitates toward classics with backbone. These pieces do more than accessorize—they suggest a story and make the everyday feel deliberately staged

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London After Dark There were many drinking clubs in Soho in the 50s. But the habitués of the Colony were of a more stellar quality, with a higher degree of loucheness

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