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Issue No. 233

The View from Here Growing up Greek in New York City was a double-edged sword—pride in one’s ancestry mixed with fear of the fez

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In Search of Misspent Youth Hormones, horsepower, and hamburgers: the making of American Graffiti

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My Favorite Things The fashion-industry veteran and founder behind Vyrao’s healing fragrances spotlights her essentials, from playful accessories to her secret weapon for combating stress

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The Attention Whore of the Year Awards Harry? Donald? Elon? Meghan? Whom did you choose as the biggest swanker, windbag, and blatherskite of 2023?

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Making a Positive Out of a Negative Save your boxes of film negatives from near-certain destruction! The finest earbuds of the year! High-quality air filters at fire-sale prices! And more …

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Boomers vs. Gen Z–ers Did the baby-boomers have more style? Are Gen Z–ers less reprehensible? Find out in our battle of the generations!

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The Great (Culture) War In 2023, while some cities celebrated femininity with Taylor Swift and Barbie, others pivoted toward angry country music. Do universal pop-culture trends even exist anymore?

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Secrets of the Michelin Man The Michelin Guide will soon start judging the world’s hotels as well as its restaurants. But what will the guide’s shadowy inspectors be looking for?

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Dating in college.

The Prince of Parties The Russian émigré Prince Serge Obolensky bestrode New York’s nightlife like a colossus

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The Mystery of Sondheim Stephen Sondheim’s biographer looks back at the signs she missed when interviewing the legendary composer and lyricist

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For the Ages Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger made 24 bold and imaginative films before falling out of favor. Now the duo that Martin Scorsese and Tilda Swinton credit as influences are getting their due

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Postcard New England The early days of skiing in the United States were wild and woolly, with rope tows, aristocratic instructors, and five-to-a-room boarding houses

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Could You Be an Attention Whore? On this week’s podcast, the keeper of our Attention-Whore Index reveals the worst of this year’s worst

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A New Day in the Marais An alluring new hotel is only one of the reasons to revisit this storied neighborhood in Paris

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Books

The King Is Dead, Long Live the King!: Majesty, Mourning and Modernity in Edwardian Britain

by Martin Williams
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Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature

by Dan Sinykin
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Dae Kim At just 29 years old, the Per Se alum is the head chef at Manhattan’s splashiest new fine-dining restaurant

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On Top of the World A new coffee-table book offers a delightful guide to Alpine travel across France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, and Germany


These Hills Are Made for Stalkin’ Visiting Scotland’s Letterewe Estate is like stepping back in time

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