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No. 357
May 16, 2026
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THE TRUTH LAUNDRY
How Wikipedia became a battleground for P.R. fixers and political operatives, because, in the age of A.I., a quietly edited page can become the truth everywhere …
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Jouissance
There are very cool and interesting things happening in fragrance at the indie level these days, and Jouissance is one of them…
carry
Tumi
I’ve been on a years-long search for a lightweight, throw-everything-into-it tote bag that can withstand schlepping around…
read
Jim Thompson
It’s a compliment of sorts that readers best know the noir novelist Jim Thompson from the movies made from his works…
listen
Sandbox
At one point, the All-American Rejects seemed to be just a relic of the Y2K punk-rock past. Formed in 1999, they fit the scene…
watch
The Blue Gardenia
Mystery! Murder! Moral ambiguity! The Blue Gardenia has all the elements to craft the perfect film noir. Directed by Fritz Lang…
cook
Riviera
With rising jet-fuel prices, that coastal European vacation you were planning might turn out to be more of a dream than a reality this summer…
spritz
Jouissance
There are very cool and interesting things happening in fragrance at the indie level these days, and Jouissance is one of them…
carry
Tumi
I’ve been on a years-long search for a lightweight, throw-everything-into-it tote bag that can withstand schlepping around…
read
Jim Thompson
It’s a compliment of sorts that readers best know the noir novelist Jim Thompson from the movies made from his works…
listen
Sandbox
At one point, the All-American Rejects seemed to be just a relic of the Y2K punk-rock past. Formed in 1999, they fit the scene…
watch
The Blue Gardenia
Mystery! Murder! Moral ambiguity! The Blue Gardenia has all the elements to craft the perfect film noir. Directed by Fritz Lang…
cook
Riviera
With rising jet-fuel prices, that coastal European vacation you were planning might turn out to be more of a dream than a reality this summer…
In New York
Sixteen pieces from S. I. Newhouse’s art collection go up for auction at Christie’s, in a sale featuring names from Pollock to Brancusi…
In London
An exhibition at Photo London gathers Steven Meisel’s portraits of the city’s best-known figures, including Twiggy and Bella Freud…
In New York
The hilariously experimental drag performer Dina Martina returns to Café Carlyle, on the Upper East Side, to debut her new show…
On Netflix
A new documentary on Martin Short blends rare archival footage and interviews with comedians like Dan Levy and Catherine O’Hara…
In New York
Anselm Kiefer reveals a new body of work in a gallery show inspired by Caspar David Friedrich and female figures from classical mythology…
On Paramount+
Ed Harris and Annette Bening join Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser in the newest spinoff of Taylor Sheridan’s hit series, Yellowstone…
Mayday! Cambridge’s most infamous party girl tips her hat to Dafydd Jones, the society photographer whose latest book captures more than 40 years of the school’s hedonistic May Balls
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Winston Churchill’s Alter Ego
Remarkably, it was not until he turned 40 that Winston Churchill entered an art gallery. Before then, the closest Churchill had come to art was an affection for cartoons. In the summer of 1915, however, he picked up a paintbrush that belonged to his sister-in-law Gwendoline. Recently fired as First Lord of the Admiralty, and extremely depressed, Churchill took a plunge into painting that lifted him out of the dark mood of the “black dog,” as he called it. Joy returned. READ ON
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