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Barbarians Inside the Gates

From Wall Street, William D. Cohan looks at the revolt inside Goldman Sachs, where Gen Z bankers are telling C.E.O. (and part-time D.J.) David Solomon to take his back-to-the-office order and shove it …

Social X-Rays

From the Upper East Side, Hannah Seligson pulls back the curtain on the hot new weight-loss trend among New York’s .01-percenters …

Send in the Clown

From the West End, John Lahr takes in The 47th, the “ugly, rousing, cathartic” new play that captures Donald Trump as he plots his run for president in 2024 …

Mindless Mindfulness

Ted Heller asks: Do you know who blathered these woke-salad head-spinners first, Prince Harry or WeWork’s Rebekah Neumann?

Take my Strife, Please!

From the writers’ room, Peter Mehlman details how President Zelensky has been a boon for Jewish humor …

But First …
Issue No. 147

The View from Here Out with embarrassments like Jared Kushner. In with role models like Volodymyr Zelensky. Jewish pride is making a comeback. And that’s no joke

By Peter Mehlman
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Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook
Wall Street Woes

Two Turntables and the Goldman Sachs Revolt While their C.E.O. is D.J.-ing at Lollapalooza, Gen Z bankers are rebelling against a return-to-office order

By William D. Cohan
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Small Talk
“That’s your 15th balloon, Derek. Have you thought of something funny to say with the high voice yet?”
“That’s your 15th balloon, Derek. Have you thought of something funny to say with the high voice yet?”
The Great Divide

America Slides Backward The most divisive of cultural issues gets tangled in a rightward leaning Supreme Court

By Marina Hyde
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Pop Quiz

When Harry Met WeSpeak Who spoke the woke salad first? Prince Harry, WeWork’s co-grifter Rebekah Neumann, or … ?

By Ted Heller
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Art

The Monroe Doctrine Marilyn Monroe has been the subject of thousands of magazine articles, dozens of full-length biographies, an opera, an Elton John song, and more. Now a 1964 Andy Warhol painting of the actress is set to become the world’s most valuable work of modern art

By S. P. Murphy
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Air Supply

Sailing Away

This summer, go overboard with these seaworthy selects, from maritime stripes and deck-ready outerwear to yacht-appropriate travel accessories
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Guest Edit

My Favorite Things Jennifer Fisher has built a devoted following, thanks to her timeless take on jewelry design. Herewith, the New Yorker and mother of two, who just launched her first fragrance, shares her shopping list

By Jennifer Fisher
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Small Talk
“This place was a lot more fun before the dress code.”
“This place was a lot more fun before the dress code.”
Inspector Gadget

Landing Gear An inspired new smartphone with writers in mind; a breath of fresh air from Norway; beauty and the Beast for audiophiles; and more

By Jonathan Margolis
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Modern Times

Drop the Diet … … and pick up the needle. The latest trend in weight loss among the .01-percenters is pricey but highly effective injectables

By Hannah Seligson
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West End Story

Trump in Iambic Pentameter Meet the British playwright who has turned modern-day American politics into a Shakespearean comedy

By John Lahr
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Imprint Casey Rubber Stamps Tucked away in the East Village is a time warp of a store: Casey Rubber Stamps. They specialize in—you guessed it—rubber stamps… Listen Crypto Island In November 2021, several strangers who’d met on the Internet formed a group called ConstitutionDAO, to raise enough money to buy the… Carry Salt Salt is known, first and foremost, as a purveyor of colorful bag straps inspired by the Wayuu-mochila tradition and handwoven… Read The Continental Literary Magazine In 2021, the Hungarian writer Sándor Jászberényi started collecting nonfiction essays, reported… Visit “Memoria” at Fotografiska James Nachtwey was working in Afghanistan when he heard that Russia had invaded Ukraine… Watch Slow Horses The British are unrivaled champions of failure, perhaps because, in elite circles, success, or the flaunting of it, is considered tacky. Some of their best… Imprint Casey Rubber Stamps Tucked away in the East Village is a time warp of a store: Casey Rubber Stamps. They specialize in—you guessed it—rubber stamps… Listen Crypto Island In November 2021, several strangers who’d met on the Internet formed a group called ConstitutionDAO, to raise enough money to buy the… Carry Salt Salt is known, first and foremost, as a purveyor of colorful bag straps inspired by the Wayuu-mochila tradition and handwoven… Read The Continental Literary Magazine In 2021, the Hungarian writer Sándor Jászberényi started collecting nonfiction essays, reported… Visit “Memoria” at Fotografiska James Nachtwey was working in Afghanistan when he heard that Russia had invaded Ukraine… Watch Slow Horses The British are unrivaled champions of failure, perhaps because, in elite circles, success, or the flaunting of it, is considered tacky. Some of their best…
Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi’s Sketchbook
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In 2015, Israel-based artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi began a project called “Soviet Childhood,” a series of paintings chronicling her memories of growing up in Kyiv in the 1980s, when the city was under Soviet rule. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cherkassky-Nnadi has revisited those paintings, pairing them with images that capture the recent horrors in a portfolio titled “Before and After.”
In 2015, Israel-based artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi began a project called “Soviet Childhood,” a series of paintings chronicling her memories growing up in Kyiv when the city was under Soviet rule. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cherkasskay-Nnadi revisits those paintings, pairing them with images that capture the recent horrors in a portfolio titled “Before and After.”
In 2015, Israel-based artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi began a project called “Soviet Childhood,” a series of paintings chronicling her memories growing up in Kyiv when the city was under Soviet rule. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cherkasskay-Nnadi revisits those paintings, pairing them with images that capture the recent horrors in a portfolio titled “Before and After.”
In 2015, Israel-based artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi began a project called “Soviet Childhood,” a series of paintings chronicling her memories growing up in Kyiv when the city was under Soviet rule. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cherkasskay-Nnadi revisits those paintings, pairing them with images that capture the recent horrors in a portfolio titled “Before and After.”
In 2015, Israel-based artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi began a project called “Soviet Childhood,” a series of paintings chronicling her memories growing up in Kyiv when the city was under Soviet rule. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cherkasskay-Nnadi revisits those paintings, pairing them with images that capture the recent horrors in a portfolio titled “Before and After.”
Little Britain

Another Fine Mess Boris Johnson racks up $5,000 in parking tickets as GQ’s motoring correspondent—often without ever setting foot inside a car

By Dylan Jones
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Air Mail Diary

The Kaiser Sparks a Family Feud And other strange news about these curious days …

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The melancholy Dane returns: the tragic fate of the Prince of Denmark in Shakespeare’s Hamlet plays out on the Metropolitan Opera stage …

London

On the road: Mahesh Baliga’s first solo show outside of India goes on view at David Zwirner …

Boston

The storm has passed: a controversial and long-delayed Philip Guston retrospective finally opens at the Museum of Fine Arts …

Lacoste

Better by design: SCAD’s homage to the designer Isabel Toledo marks the couturière’s first exhibition in France …

Online

Return to form: Boston Baroque’s recent revival of Amadigi di Gaula, an early opera by George Frideric Handel, streams on the Idagio Web site …

Into the Garden

For the Love of Roses

Today’s rose fanatics—and there are a lot of them—join a fan club that stretches from Sappho to Shakespeare to Empress Joséphine
By Daisy Allsup
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Barbarians Inside the Gates What happens when the junior staff at Goldman Sachs doesn’t want to go back to the office?

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Bass Instincts Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history, turns 85 at Carnegie Hall

By David Yaffe
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Interiors

Paris When It Shimmers At home on the Left Bank with the Polish heiress behind the Sisley beauty empire

By Roisin Kelly
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Icons of Style

The Last Empress

How has Denise Hale managed to maintain her grip over San Francisco society?
written and illustrated by
David Downton
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Close-up

Amber Guinness In her debut cookbook, the chef and co-founder of Arniano Painting School, in Tuscany, shares her favorite recipes and hosting tips

By Bridget Arsenault
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Open Book

Meet You at Mortimer’s A new book revisits the mid-70s heyday of Mortimer’s restaurant, which played host to everyone from Jackie O and Nancy Reagan to Liz Smith and Mick Jagger

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Clockwise from top left: John Galliano and André Leon Talley; a Mortimer’s lunch menu; Iman; Larry Gagosian, Lynn Wyatt, Bob Colacello, and Valentino. “Mortimer’s was not a restaurant,” says Reinaldo Herrera in Mortimer’s: A Moment in Time. “It was the best club in New York City.”
Top, Jessye Norman; above, Anne Slater, Glenn Bernbaum, and Aileen Mehle (“Suzy”).
Top, John Gregory Dunne, Dominick Dunne, and Joan Didion; above, Faye Dunaway and Jim Brady.
Top, Jacques Grange and Anna Wintour; above, Joan Collins.
Top, guests outside Mortimer’s; above, Bill Cunningham and Judy Peabody.
Small Talk
“I don’t care how good he is. Ain’t nobody can get a shirt on Jeffrey.”
“I don’t care how good he is. Ain’t nobody can get a shirt on Jeffrey.”
Books
Joanna Scutts On

Fly Girl: A Memoir

by Ann Hood
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Roger Lewis On

Guarded by Dragons: Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People

by Rick Gekoski
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Small Talk
Inside Story

When Marilyn Went British In a 1956 trip to England, Marilyn Monroe sowed the seeds of divorce with Arthur Miller, battled with Laurence Olivier on set, and snagged an audience with the Queen

By Michelle Morgan
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Air Mail Jr.
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View With a Room

A New Look for Dublin’s Grande Dame At the newly renovated Shelbourne hotel, guests can revel in the past while enjoying all the trappings of modernity

By Marcia DeSanctis
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The Perfect Ending

Francis Mallmann

The chef, television personality, and cookbook author answers 59 of life’s most pressing questions
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Air Play

British Broadcasting

Disheartened by the incessant drumbeat of horrid news? These songs—by Jarvis Cocker, the Animals, and others—will evoke the bulldog spirit of the English and give you strength to carry on

By Randall Poster
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Danielle Kosann’s Sketchbook
Sunday in the park with Mom. Happy Mother’s Day!
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