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Prince Harry’s seven-year war with the tabloids has devolved into a High Court circus with the revelation of flirty Facebook messages between a tabloid journalist and “Mr Mischief” himself …

THE IRONY DOME

Long before the current war, Israel and Iran were covert partners in a secret nuclear-missile program concocted behind Washington’s back. Elaine Sciolino revisits this unlikely alliance …

BETTER CALL JUDA!

Juda Engelmayer is the crisis publicist who takes on figures so taboo (Harvey Weinstein! Sean “Diddy” Combs! Anna Delvey!) no one else will touch them. How does he sleep at night?

PARADISE LOST

Positano’s postcard-perfect idyll is cracking under the strain of swarms of tourists. Heike Blümner reports from the front lines of a bitter mayoral race that could solve the disastro …

FROM PRADA TO NADA

Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway look as fabulous as ever in The Devil Wears Prada 2—it’s Anna Wintour’s fashion milieu “that has warped, peeled, and lost its strut,” writes James Wolcott …

PUTTING IT TOGETHER

With exclusive interviews and newly unsealed archives, Daniel Okrent revisits the life of Stephen Sondheim—and delves into his procrastination, his alienation, and his love for revenge …

RING LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!

After years of snubbing influencers, Hollywood is now poaching them, trading star power for follower counts in a desperate bid to stay relevant. Naomi Bernstein investigates …

BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Marlon Brando’s French Polynesian getaway … a handy guide to tasteful monograms, courtesy of our resident shopping expert … our spring-cleaning edit … shirt maestro Pip Durell’s favorite things … And can all of literature be boiled down to “girl books” and “boy books”?

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Issue No. 352

The View from Here As a tentative ceasefire holds, the missile threat Trump invoked to attack Iran comes with an awkward historical footnote—Israel could have helped to build it

By Elaine Sciolino
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Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook
The Not-so-Dolce Vita

Politics, Positano-Style The Amalfi Coast’s crown jewel draws nearly one million visitors a year—but as a high-stakes municipal election approaches, overtourism and allegations of corruption are exposing the dark side of paradise

By Heike Blümner
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Games

The Weekly Waffle

A positively addictive word game to go with your morning coffee
Small Talk
“What if I told you that you can live in the heart of the city at an affordable price?”
“What if I told you that you can live in the heart of the city at an affordable price?”
devil’s advocate

The Fixer for the Fallen Juda Engelmayer has carved out a lucrative niche defending the indefensible, including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Harvey Weinstein. But there’s one client he wouldn’t represent—Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

By Megan Agnew
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Royal Follies

Sexting with Prince Harry The Prince of Wails’ lawsuit against the Daily Mail was meant to defend his privacy. Instead, it has revealed a carnival of embarrassing texts about “fun weekends of naughtiness” and Harry’s nickname—“H bomb”

By Rosamund Urwin
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Air Supply

Fresh Start

A spring reset across home, wardrobe, and the everyday tools of maintenance—clearing out, cleaning up, and bringing everything back into working order so the season ahead runs more smoothly
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Painting: George Samuel Elgood/The Print Collector/Alamy
Notes on an Aesthetic

Initial Discomfort Once a discreet mark of ownership, the monogram has swelled into an exercise in personal branding. Can it be saved?

By Jennifer Noyes
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Down at the Heels

The Devil Made Her Do It Anna Wintour’s Vogue–Devil Wears Prada mash-up is the last thing we needed

By James Wolcott
Photo illustration by Chop Choppish Shop
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Guest Edit

Pip Durell’s Favorite Things The former Vogue stylist builds a wardrobe the way others build a uniform: through precision, restraint, and instinct. Here, her selections follow the same logic

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Small Talk

He Read, She Read Are there such things as “girl books” and “boy books”?

By Carolina de Armas and Paulina Prosnitz
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Best
dine Bar le Côte If you find yourself in the Santa Barbara vicinity, a detour to Bar Le Côte, in Los Olivos, is worth the drive. Born from the same team… read Unseasonably Cold The place is New York; the year is 1939. War is the backdrop of Amy Ephron’s latest novel, a suspenseful noir that travels between… sip Kasé “’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s immortal line perfectly captures how we… decorate L’objet If your idea of a well-set table goes beyond the linen closet, L’Objet’s new Grand Tour collection is worth a look. Inspired by 17th-to-19th-century… look Rainbow Dreams Nothing brightens your coffee table quite like a book dedicated solely to rainbow-hued art. Rainbow Dreams does just that… sleep Hästens If you think all mattresses are created equal, allow Hästens to politely, but firmly, correct you. Handcrafted since 1852, these Swedish… dine Bar le Côte If you find yourself in the Santa Barbara vicinity, a detour to Bar Le Côte, in Los Olivos, is worth the drive. Born from the same team… read Unseasonably Cold The place is New York; the year is 1939. War is the backdrop of Amy Ephron’s latest novel, a suspenseful noir that travels between… sip Kasé “’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s immortal line perfectly captures how we… decorate L’objet If your idea of a well-set table goes beyond the linen closet, L’Objet’s new Grand Tour collection is worth a look. Inspired by 17th-to-19th-century… look Rainbow Dreams Nothing brightens your coffee table quite like a book dedicated solely to rainbow-hued art. Rainbow Dreams does just that… sleep Hästens If you think all mattresses are created equal, allow Hästens to politely, but firmly, correct you. Handcrafted since 1852, these Swedish…
Hollywood Babylon

The Influencers Are Coming! Hollywood is embracing content creators in a shaky bid to win back Gen Z viewership

By Naomi Bernstein
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Around the World in Culture
In London
The largest exhibition ever dedicated to the late Queen Elizabeth II’s wardrobe is now on view at Buckingham Palace… In Brooklyn
Girls co-stars Lena Dunham and Andrew Rannells re-unite at BAM on Tuesday to discuss Dunham’s new memoir, Famesick… In Manhattan
MoMA presents more than 300 works by Marcel Duchamp for the avant-garde artist’s first U.S. retrospective since 1973… On HBO Max
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder reprise their roles as a veteran comedian and a Gen Z writer for a final season of Hacks… In Paris
A museum show brings together roughly 250 vintage and modern Lee Miller prints, some of which have never been exhibited… On Hulu
One Battle After Another’s Chase Infiniti stars in The Testaments, a series based on Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale…
Books
Chip Brown On

Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn’t Easy

by Daniel Okrent
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Small Talk
“It’s a renewable-energy drink.”
“It’s a renewable-energy drink.”
Travel

The Godfather of the Green Resort In 1960, Marlon Brando discovered the island of Tetiaroa while filming Mutiny on the Bounty. Today, his South Pacific refuge is home to a hotel that redefines conservation-minded luxury

By Marcia DeSanctis
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Ruby Wright’s Sketchbook
Sitting in the shade of a magnolia tree in the churchyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral, oblivious to the martyrdom of Thomas Becket.
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