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An Unhealthy Dose of Skepticism How housewives dedicated to debunking the official account of J.F.K.’s assassination ushered in the age of the conspiracy theorist, from 9/11 truthers to One Direction’s “Larry” stans

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The Length of Trump’s Fingers—Revealed! Graydon Carter has been calling Trump a “short-fingered vulgarian” for decades. Now, at last, the measurements are in


A Timeline of American Democracy, Stupidity, and Worse The United States has survived for 250 years—but will it last another 250 days?

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Wes Gordon’s Favorite Things The creative director of Carolina Herrera and the man behind the new Mimi bag shares his taste for antique mirrors, Christofle silver, Emporio Sirenuse dinner plates, and a very well-appointed home

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Eyes Wide Shut In his new book, acclaimed film writer David Thomson traces the history of cinema, from Rear Window to Anora—and reveals his greatest unease with the medium

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Naval Gazing Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Jack Nicholson … As Fleet Week returns to New York, a look back at the sailors who have stolen our hearts since the 1930s

Murder, They Wrote Three psychological thrillers show how a life in the arts can get more brutal than a U.F.C. match—especially when a love triangle is involved


The AIR MAIL Summer Reading List From Ann Patchett’s tender tale of reconciliation to Jenny Jackson’s juicy seaside romp, here are the 10 books our editors are taking with them on their travels this summer

When Hokusai Met Hiroshige In Tokyo, an exhibition brings together original works by Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, the 19th-century masters who revolutionized the landscape in Japanese woodblock prints

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Born on the Fourth A guide to the brands, traditions, and time-tested essentials that have earned their place in the American canon

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Invisible Woman Daisy Bates was one of the civil-rights era’s most formidable forces. Why is her story not better known?

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