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The Write Stuff An inter-office memo highlighting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’s inherent racism reveals Toni Morrison to have been as fierce an editor as she was a writer

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The Gwyneth Chronicles A new, unauthorized biography of the actress and Goop founder dishes a lot of dirt and shows how Gwyneth Paltrow has left an indelible mark on popular culture


Like & Other Drugs Long before ChatGPT and self-driving cars, the humble Thumbs-up button took the technology community by storm—and rewired our brains forever

“A Ridiculous Optimist” In a rare interview, Quentin Blake, the inimitable children’s-book illustrator behind Roald Dahl’s Matilda, explains why he’s still drawing at 92

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Bruce Davidson Goes Way Back From miners in Wales to construction workers on Staten Island, the Magnum photographer trawls through 60 years of never-before-published work for a new coffee-table book

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Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch A novel reckoning with the aftermath of a cult, and two detective shows set in the worlds of art and L.A. crime

From Tahiti, with Love From the syphilis rumors to the French painter’s Polynesian exile in Tahiti, Sue Prideaux’s Wild Thing offers an all-encompassing biography of Paul Gauguin


The Lies He Told Himself John F. Kennedy’s charm could sell anything, even to himself. But near the end, the spin started to wobble

“Probably the Best Private Art Museum on Earth” At the newly reopened Glenstone, near Washington, D.C., a small but mighty collection featuring works by Jenny Holzer and Richard Serra is on view, free of crowds

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Air Supply

Sunburn After Reading Do you need to post up in a lounge chair with nothing to hear but the sound of lapping waves in order to read a book? AIR SUPPLY brings you everything but the beach

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My Tea with Jeffrey Epstein A tale of mysterious airline upgrades, bounced checks, and a fembot named Sophia

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