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George Kalogerakis


George Kalogerakis was one of the original editor-writers at Spy and later worked for Vanity Fair, Vogue, New York, Travel + Leisure, and The New York Times, where he was deputy op-ed editor for 13 years. A co-author of Spy: The Funny Years and co-editor of two books on the Times’s Civil War series, Disunion, he is a Writer at Large for AIR MAIL.

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Shows and Tales

A new oral history brings back the glory days of the rock concert, starting with rock’s post–World War II R&B roots and going all the way through 1985’s Live Aid

Entitled Toffs and Plagiarizing Prime Ministers

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China Cracks Down on Homework

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A Young-Old Sex Affair in France

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Cheetah Cheaters in Saudi Arabia

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Paris’ New Upper Crust

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Hitler, the Musical?

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Weaponized Beauty Queens

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Mega–Midlife Crises of the Mega-Rich

From the Zuck to Bezos, the quest is on to live forever

Rupert Murdoch, Climate-Change Believer?

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From Fleabag to Moneybags: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Cashes In

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Murdaugh Mystery

Why do people in and around a powerful Southern family keep dying?

George Clooney, Kendall Jenner, and the Great Tequila Crisis

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Are You Ready for the “Genuinfluencers”?

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Fussy Eaters Are Bad in Bed

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The $41 Million Instagram Scammer

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Scarlett Johansson Has Women Seeing Red

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Jackie Chan, (Communist) Party Animal

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Meghan Markle, Backbencher

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Mood-Swinging

Songs to get you in the right frame of mind, from Billie Holiday, Sharon Van Etten, the Band, Sidney Bechet, and more

Led Zeppelin Croaks?

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Hasselhoff über Alles!

Can the Baywatch star save Germany? And more curious news about these strange days …

Can a Juggler Beat the Mafia?

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The Name Game

Sometimes, musicians make it personal. Herewith, tracks from Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Dave Edmunds, Chuck Berry, and more