IN SICKNESS AND IN WEALTH

Joy Behar reveals what she learned about celebrity weddings from Liza Minnelli—including the dangers of enlisting Michael Jackson as best man …

BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.

Peter Morgan’s Patriots—a play that dramatizes the relationship between Vladimir Putin and his oligarch enemy Boris Berezovsky—gets to the bleeding Red heart of Russian politics …

SLIPPERY BUSINESS

When Texaco’s chairman sponsored the Metropolitan Opera, Big Oil learned a valuable lesson: invest in the arts, and people won’t ask questions …

PAINTING THE TOWN CRIMSON

William D. Cohan reveals how Harvard’s lavish—and infamously debaucherous—“final clubs” dodged the tornado of progressivism sweeping the university …

EURO CRACK-UP

Far-right demagogues’ victory at the European Parliament elections cemented Giorgia Meloni’s radical reign in Italy, sent France’s Macron into emergency mode—and portends an ominous future for democracy everywhere …

INTERSTATE LOVE SONG

From Maine to Miami, I-95 connects road-raging drivers to dilapidated McDonald’s and gloomy cities to shabby overpasses. For Rich Cohen, the highway also represents the American Dream …

THE CUTTING ROOM

Girls mastermind Lena Dunham dishes on the film she can’t stand, the worst advice she’s ever received, and more of her least favorite things …

BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Why was Elaine May blackballed from Hollywood? … Inside Gen Z’s obsession with rat-like men … Linda Wells investigates wrinkle-phobia … Raf’s restaurant is a respite from modernity … Questlove’s new book charts hip-hop’s history … Who was this week’s biggest Attention Whore? …

Issue No. 257

The View from Here Oligarchs such as Boris Berezovsky thought they’d created a post-Soviet puppet, but Putin outgrew his wealthy mentors and then destroyed them

By Peter Osnos

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It’s the Border, Stupid Far-right parties across Europe rode anxiety over mass migration to big victories. America should take heed

By James Kirchick

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How to Poison the Earth and Influence People Oil companies give millions to cultural institutions. The reputational benefits? Priceless

By Rebecca John

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“Hey, so sorry to do this—do you think we could push to pistols at two?”

The Social Network As Harvard gets more progressive, its “final clubs”—known for their exclusivity and indulgent behavior—seem trapped in the past

By William D. Cohan

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Grilled and Thrilled

The grill is lit. The patio is open. Dining alfresco in all its forms is on. AIR SUPPLY has all the accoutrements required—from a Christophe Pourny chef’s apron to a Schmidt Bros. grill-tool set, to Snake River Farms cowboy steaks—to make your barbecue a hit

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My Favorite Things The co-founder of Nordic Knots and arbiter of Scandinavian style shares a few of her essentials, including the perfect T-shirt by Khaite, a Piero Portaluppi primer, and the Nordic Knits rug that goes with everything

By Liza Laserow

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Hot Rodent Boyfriends Gen Z is obsessed with men who look like mice. Tom Holland, Jeremy Allen White, Barry Keoghan, your time is now

By Hilary Rose

Photo illustration by Chop Choppish Shop

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Eye of the Beholder These days, women in their 40s—and younger—are fueling the frenzy for facelifts. What’s behind this wrinkle-induced terror? Our beauty-and-wellness investigator cuts to the heart of the matter

By Linda Wells

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I-95 Is Us Everybody hates it. It may well kill you. But as summer travel ramps up along Interstate 95, it’s time we recognize the highway as our national Main Street

By Rich Cohen

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The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump is in a dilemma, Kathy Hochul is in a dither, and Steve Bannon is going inside. Plus, the strangest news from around the world

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READ The Memo Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling’s new novel takes the idiom “missed the memo” quite literally. Ahead of her college…

CARRY Weekend Max Mara Weekend Max Mara’s Pasticcino Bag has become one of the house’s mainstays, and for good reason: it comes in all sorts of colors…

READ When the Night Comes Falling It was around four A.M. on November 13, 2022, when University of Idaho students…

DECORATE Chowa In the realm of deceptively simple wooden objects, the kiri-bako box, which has been produced in Japan for more than 300 years…

SEASON Männkitchen High-carbon stainless-steel burrs; aerospace-grade aluminum; a double-bearing-supported drive shaft—I’m not describing…

VISIT “Stanza” at Torre Delle Arti Bellagio The English artist Nancy Cadogan has a long and fruitful relationship with Italy. Her Lake Como family…

READ The Memo Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling’s new novel takes the idiom “missed the memo” quite literally. Ahead of her college…

CARRY Weekend Max Mara Weekend Max Mara’s Pasticcino Bag has become one of the house’s mainstays, and for good reason: it comes in all sorts of colors…

READ When the Night Comes Falling It was around four A.M. on November 13, 2022, when University of Idaho students…

DECORATE Chowa In the realm of deceptively simple wooden objects, the kiri-bako box, which has been produced in Japan for more than 300 years…

SEASON Männkitchen High-carbon stainless-steel burrs; aerospace-grade aluminum; a double-bearing-supported drive shaft—I’m not describing…

VISIT “Stanza” at Torre Delle Arti Bellagio The English artist Nancy Cadogan has a long and fruitful relationship with Italy. Her Lake Como family…

Nuptials of the Rich and Famous Things are a little different at celebrity weddings. There are certain rules

By Joy Behar

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Lunch with Kristen Wiig On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the comedian and actress reveals that she couldn’t tell Bridesmaids was going to be a success until after shooting was over

Read On

The Discreet Charm of Raf’s A restaurant that just wants to be a restaurant. What could be more refreshing?

By Dana Brown

PHOTOS BY NATHAN KING

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The Palace We Call Home Le Palais Stoclet is one of the world’s most spectacular private homes. A new law might force it to open its doors to the public

By Natalie Stoclet

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Alex Belth On

Hip-Hop Is History

by Questlove,
with Ben Greenman

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Patricia Zohn On

Hollywood’s Hidden Genius Elaine May was Mike Nichols’s comedic other half, and directed some of the last century’s quirkiest movies, from The Heartbreak Kid to Ishtar. Then she all but disappeared

By Carrie Courogen

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Directors’ Cuts A new book zooms in on filmmakers’ on-set wardrobes, from Federico Fellini’s fedora on Juliet of the Spirits to John Ford’s serape on The Searchers and Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette uniform

By Nathan King

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Federico Fellini getting a shave on the set of *Juliet of the Spirits,* 1965.

François Truffaut, with cigarette in hand (and in sleeve), on the set of *Mississippi Mermaid,* 1969.

David Lean braving the Irish climate during the filming of Ryan’s Daughter, 1970.

Spike Lee on the beach at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

Jean-Luc Godard filming the Parisian student protests in May of 1968.

*Top,* Sofia Coppola, surrounded by 18th-century court fashion during the shooting of *Marie Antoinette,* 2006; *above,* Agnès Varda lounging on the set of *Documenteur,* 1981.

John Ford, wrapped in his serape during the shooting of *The Searchers,* in 1955.

Dorothy Arzner, one of Hollywood’s first female directors, circa 1930s.

Pier Paolo Pasolini filming *Porcile,* 1969.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder sporting a bare midriff on the set of *World on a Wire,* 1973.

Peter Bogdanovich on the set of *Mask,* 1985.

Read On

“Well, I wouldn’t have to embarrass myself like this if they just gave us robes with pockets!”

Is the British Museum a Shill for Big Oil? On this week’s podcast, Rebecca John explains how the oil industry uses the arts to buy our approval

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Going Mad!

The cover price inevitably went up over the years, but to the Usual Gang of Idiots who produced the magazine, Mad was forever “CHEAP.” As far as I was concerned, it was a steal. On a value-per-laugh basis, Mad couldn’t be beat. Each issue was a satirical horn of plenty, every spread as dense with lunatic detail as the album cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band or Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. READ ON

Alfred E. Neuman and Norman Rockwell, Richard Williams’s cover illustration for a 2002 book about Mad magazine.

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Laughter in the Dark In his new memoir, comedian Paul Scheer takes on his childhood abuse with humor and one-liners

By Caira Conner

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Miloš Karadaglić The reigning superstar of the classical guitar on recalibrating his priorities

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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“Let’s address the sexy elephant in the room and see if he wants to party.”

Lena Dunham

The force behind Girls and the new Holocaust drama Treasure shares her least favorite things

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How can we say good-bye to Françoise Hardy, the voice—and collective crush—of France’s baby-boom generation? Hardy, the glamorous singer and icon of Gallic chic, died this week at age 80.

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The View from Here Oligarchs such as Boris Berezovsky thought they’d created a post-Soviet puppet, but Putin outgrew his wealthy mentors and then destroyed them

It’s the Border, Stupid Far-right parties across Europe rode anxiety over mass migration to big victories. America should take heed

How to Poison the Earth and Influence People Oil companies give millions to cultural institutions. The reputational benefits? Priceless

The Social Network As Harvard gets more progressive, its “final clubs”—known for their exclusivity and indulgent behavior—seem trapped in the past

The grill is lit. The patio is open. Dining alfresco in all its forms is on. AIR SUPPLY has all the accoutrements required—from a Christophe Pourny chef’s apron to a Schmidt Bros. grill-tool set, to Snake River Farms cowboy steaks—to make your barbecue a hit

My Favorite Things The co-founder of Nordic Knots and arbiter of Scandinavian style shares a few of her essentials, including the perfect T-shirt by Khaite, a Piero Portaluppi primer, and the Nordic Knits rug that goes with everything

Hot Rodent Boyfriends Gen Z is obsessed with men who look like mice. Tom Holland, Jeremy Allen White, Barry Keoghan, your time is now

Eye of the Beholder These days, women in their 40s—and younger—are fueling the frenzy for facelifts. What’s behind this wrinkle-induced terror? Our beauty-and-wellness investigator cuts to the heart of the matter

I-95 Is Us Everybody hates it. It may well kill you. But as summer travel ramps up along Interstate 95, it’s time we recognize the highway as our national Main Street

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump is in a dilemma, Kathy Hochul is in a dither, and Steve Bannon is going inside. Plus, the strangest news from around the world

Nuptials of the Rich and Famous Things are a little different at celebrity weddings. There are certain rules

Lunch with Kristen Wiig On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the comedian and actress reveals that she couldn’t tell Bridesmaids was going to be a success until after shooting was over

The Discreet Charm of Raf’s A restaurant that just wants to be a restaurant. What could be more refreshing?

The Palace We Call Home Le Palais Stoclet is one of the world’s most spectacular private homes. A new law might force it to open its doors to the public

Hollywood’s Hidden Genius Elaine May was Mike Nichols’s comedic other half, and directed some of the last century’s quirkiest movies, from The Heartbreak Kid to Ishtar. Then she all but disappeared

Directors’ Cuts A new book zooms in on filmmakers’ on-set wardrobes, from Federico Fellini’s fedora on Juliet of the Spirits to John Ford’s serape on The Searchers and Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette uniform

Is the British Museum a Shill for Big Oil? On this week’s podcast, Rebecca John explains how the oil industry uses the arts to buy our approval

Laughter in the Dark In his new memoir, comedian Paul Scheer takes on his childhood abuse with humor and one-liners

Miloš Karadaglić The reigning superstar of the classical guitar on recalibrating his priorities

The force behind Girls and the new Holocaust drama Treasure shares her least favorite things

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