Issue
No. 159
July 30, 2022
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Project Unabom
In the nearly two decades it took the F.B.I. to find the Unabomber—the anti-technology domestic terrorist who shipped homemade bombs to…
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O.C.C.R.P.
Why go window-shopping on Madison Avenue when you can go Russian-asset browsing instead? Thanks to the Organized Crime and Corruption…
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The Sill
Even if a salesperson at a plant shop says your fern will be easy to take care of, I’ve found that it can still die rather easily. Enough people…
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Haremlique à la Mer
Just when we thought we had finally procured enough beachwear, a merciless heat wave came and reminded us that this once…
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Áwet New York
Áwet New York, a fashion label launched by Áwet Woldegebriel in 2020, aims to create clothes that are both well suited to modern life…
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The Old Man
If you’re one of the people who believe Jeff Bridges is a national treasure, then you already know that this smart, moody thriller filled with twists is…
Listen
Project Unabom
In the nearly two decades it took the F.B.I. to find the Unabomber—the anti-technology domestic terrorist who shipped homemade bombs to…
Track
O.C.C.R.P.
Why go window-shopping on Madison Avenue when you can go Russian-asset browsing instead? Thanks to the Organized Crime and Corruption…
Grow
The Sill
Even if a salesperson at a plant shop says your fern will be easy to take care of, I’ve found that it can still die rather easily. Enough people…
Wear
Haremlique à la Mer
Just when we thought we had finally procured enough beachwear, a merciless heat wave came and reminded us that this once…
Wear
Áwet New York
Áwet New York, a fashion label launched by Áwet Woldegebriel in 2020, aims to create clothes that are both well suited to modern life…
Watch
The Old Man
If you’re one of the people who believe Jeff Bridges is a national treasure, then you already know that this smart, moody thriller filled with twists is…
State of Grace
When the New Zealand choreographer Neil Ieremia christened his troupe Black Grace, in 1995, he wasn’t thinking of its indigenous, Pacific Island roots, or of the various national sports teams with “black” in their names and vigor in their steps. He had in mind the local slang, in which “black” means brave to the point of audacious. For Ieremia, you couldn’t apply “grace” to a bunch of short, stocky men like himself, whose legs were happiest when bent, and not preface it with a headshake. The word seemed purely aspirational. READ ON
“Under the connotations of sadness, of loss, there’s always the sense of hopefulness,” says the dance troupe’s founder.
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The Draper Touch The 20th-century decorator Dorothy Draper transformed the interiors of Manhattan’s Carlyle hotel, West Virginia’s Greenbrier, and more with her signature Hollywood Regency style
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Sore Losers
A collection of songs for people who’ve turned on themselves, by self-critical artists such as the Buzzcocks, Lyle Lovett, Jackie Ross, and more
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