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REASONABLE DOUBTS

The Chandra Levy murder transfixed Washington, ruined a congressman, convicted a killer—and then it all unraveled. Twenty-five years later, the mystery remains stranger than ever …

POMP AND MAGA-STANCE

America’s 250th birthday was meant to celebrate the republic. But Trump has something more imperial in mind: race cars, cage fights, and his infamous “Arc de Trump” …

BEHIND THE CROWN

Queen Elizabeth II spent her life being inscrutable. Four years after her death, a sharper, stranger, funnier monarch is beginning to come into view. Craig Brown investigates …

REEL ESTATE

Forget polo and shooting! Fly-fishing is the new sport of kings, as billionaires pay top dollar for that rarest of commodities: solitude. Tom Chamberlin reports from the riverbank …

MASTER OF HIS DOMAIN

Jerry Seinfeld speaks to Jamie Kitman about the cars he regrets selling, the cars he still loves, the life-ruining pleasure of collecting them—and why he’ll never go electric …

MAYO CLINIC

The club sandwich is the dish of the moment, writes Adam Rapoport, who scoured New York City for the finest stacks, from the fussy heap at the Grill to Wild Cherry’s opulent $56 offering …

CZAR-CROSSED LOVER

In a new biography, Antony Beevor argues that Rasputin, Russia’s Don Juan, may have done more than anyone to hasten the collapse of the Romanov empire …

BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

An insider’s guide to the meeting places of Bob Dylan and the Beatles … an interview with France’s very own A.O.C. … a wild encounter with gorillas in the Congo Basin … Britain’s Loo of the Year Awards (yes, you read that right) … and the perfect Mother’s Day gift, according to—who better?—a mother …

Issue No. 354

The View from Here America, you may have heard, is turning 250 this year. But the planned festivities are more late Roman Empire than youngish republic

By Peter Coy

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The Curious Case of Chandra Levy Twenty-five years ago, her disappearance dominated the news—until 9/11 diverted the nation’s attention. Few tuned in for the twists and turns that followed

By Joseph Rodota

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHOP CHOPPISH SHOP

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The Weekly Waffle

A positively addictive word game to go with your morning coffee

“It’s getting so you can’t insult anybody without them getting all insulted.”

The Strange Afterlife of Queen Elizabeth II Four years after her death, the Queen has faded from the public consciousness with surprising speed. But as the code of silence loosens and archives open, a sharper portrait is beginning to emerge

By Craig Brown

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The Passion of Jerry Seinfeld The legendary comedian on his car addiction, why he’ll never go electric, and how most everything else in life is a grave disappointment

By Jamie Kitman

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Maman

A small correction to the usual script, this edit looks past the predictable and toward things that feel a bit more personal, and a little less obligatory. For mothers, and all the other figures who have quietly taken on the role

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Liz and Joey Zwillinger’s Favorite Things Joey Zwillinger, founder of Allbirds, and Liz Zwillinger, a mother of three, apply a shared preference for simplicity to women’s health with Biologica. For this AIR MAIL edit, they offer a look at the objects that shape their routines, and the ones that stay in circulation

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Club-Sandwich Confidential The trusty club is having a moment. An inside look at how some of the most exclusive restaurants in the city are riffing on a classic

By Adam Rapoport

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watch Daisies Věra Chytilová’s Daisies is a New Wave slumber party: mischievous, candy-colored, and a little dangerous. Released in 1966 when…

decorate Clare V. x Wallshoppe Before Emily in Paris, there was Clare Vivier in Saint-Calais. After graduating from the University…

read AI for Good Whether you think artificial intelligence is our savior (Hello, Elon!) or Satan itself (Hello to—you know who you are!), Josh Tyrangiel…

sip Roku Gin With cherry blossoms in bloom and warm weather here to stay, it seems New York City has come alive again. This moment may be…

read The Metropolitan Review In 1959, Elizabeth Hardwick surveyed the critical scene and judged it “a puddle of treacle.” Today, that…

wear Moncler “Have a Puffy Summer,” says Moncler, and honestly, who’s arguing? The Italian house is now embracing glossy inflatable flamingos…

watch Daisies Věra Chytilová’s Daisies is a New Wave slumber party: mischievous, candy-colored, and a little dangerous. Released in 1966 when…

decorate Clare V. x Wallshoppe Before Emily in Paris, there was Clare Vivier in Saint-Calais. After graduating from the University…

read AI for Good Whether you think artificial intelligence is our savior (Hello, Elon!) or Satan itself (Hello to—you know who you are!), Josh Tyrangiel…

sip Roku Gin With cherry blossoms in bloom and warm weather here to stay, it seems New York City has come alive again. This moment may be…

read The Metropolitan Review In 1959, Elizabeth Hardwick surveyed the critical scene and judged it “a puddle of treacle.” Today, that…

wear Moncler “Have a Puffy Summer,” says Moncler, and honestly, who’s arguing? The Italian house is now embracing glossy inflatable flamingos…

Let There Be No Brunch! Don’t dare bring flowers this Mother’s Day—what mothers really want is recognition for all they give up

By Jennifer Noyes

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The Filthy Rich Love to Fish Once a gentlemanly pastime, fly-fishing has become the latest luxury arms race, with billionaires paying ever more for access to far-flung rivers and that rarest commodity of all—solitude

By Tom Chamberlin

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Where Bob Dylan Met the Beatles From the Savoy in London to an airport hotel in Queens, the little-known story of the rooms where the musical giants forged a surprisingly close bond

By Jim Windolf

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Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs

by Antony Beevor

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Marie-Charlotte Garin France has its very own A.O.C.—and, at 30, she’s pushing forward some of her country’s most contentious gender issues

By Monique El-Faizy

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In Florence

Call Me By Your Name’s Luca Guadagnino directs a new production of the controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer…

On Broadway

Maya Rudolph takes on the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola’s X-rated, alternative-fact-based play…

In Milan

Demna, Gucci’s new designer, traces the fashion brand’s history with an ambitious collection of tapestries set inside a 16th-century monastery…

In New York

To celebrate the opening of its new Upper East Side outpost, Gagosian presents six rare early works by Robert Rauschenberg…

On HBO

The creator of Baby Reindeer debuts a new series, Half Man, exploring a volatile, decades-long, codependent friendship between two men…

On Spotify

The legendary drummer Ringo Starr, who once described himself as “the country guy in the Beatles,” returns with a second country record…

Flushed with Pride The Loo of the Year Award is the most coveted prize in the world of British public washrooms. But only the finest privies are declared Diamond grade

By Spike Carter

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Aue, Circus Hein, by Ute Mahler, from her series “Living Together,” 1973.

Many of the world’s pioneering camera companies were located in Germany, where brands such as Voigtländer, Zeiss, Goerz, and Leica were all established before the First World War. But it wasn’t until the creative chaos of the Weimar Republic that Germans really figured out what to do with their cameras. That period gave the still-emerging discipline of photography the giants August Sander, creator of analytical but humane portraits, and Albert Renger-Patzsch, who could make flowers look like animals and factory floors look like forests. READ ON

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“She’s truly the fairest in all the land, but l’m disturbed by her use of animal labor.”

The Other Congo For years, Rwanda has owned gorilla tourism, while the Republic of the Congo gets mistaken for its dangerous eastern neighbor. The result is one of the most extraordinary wildlife experiences on earth

By Mary Holland

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The View from Here America, you may have heard, is turning 250 this year. But the planned festivities are more late Roman Empire than youngish republic

The Curious Case of Chandra Levy Twenty-five years ago, her disappearance dominated the news—until 9/11 diverted the nation’s attention. Few tuned in for the twists and turns that followed

The Weekly Waffle

A positively addictive word game to go with your morning coffee

The Strange Afterlife of Queen Elizabeth II Four years after her death, the Queen has faded from the public consciousness with surprising speed. But as the code of silence loosens and archives open, a sharper portrait is beginning to emerge

The Passion of Jerry Seinfeld The legendary comedian on his car addiction, why he’ll never go electric, and how most everything else in life is a grave disappointment

A small correction to the usual script, this edit looks past the predictable and toward things that feel a bit more personal, and a little less obligatory. For mothers, and all the other figures who have quietly taken on the role

Club-Sandwich Confidential The trusty club is having a moment. An inside look at how some of the most exclusive restaurants in the city are riffing on a classic

Let There Be No Brunch! Don’t dare bring flowers this Mother’s Day—what mothers really want is recognition for all they give up

The Filthy Rich Love to Fish Once a gentlemanly pastime, fly-fishing has become the latest luxury arms race, with billionaires paying ever more for access to far-flung rivers and that rarest commodity of all—solitude

Where Bob Dylan Met the Beatles From the Savoy in London to an airport hotel in Queens, the little-known story of the rooms where the musical giants forged a surprisingly close bond

Marie-Charlotte Garin France has its very own A.O.C.—and, at 30, she’s pushing forward some of her country’s most contentious gender issues

A new coffee-table book offers a visual antidote to the country’s overtourism crisis, capturing its most untouched corners through the eyes of local photographers

Flushed with Pride The Loo of the Year Award is the most coveted prize in the world of British public washrooms. But only the finest privies are declared Diamond grade

The Other Congo For years, Rwanda has owned gorilla tourism, while the Republic of the Congo gets mistaken for its dangerous eastern neighbor. The result is one of the most extraordinary wildlife experiences on earth

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And Is Edited By

Chief Technology Officer

Senior Editors

Photo Director

Art Director

Books Editor

Arts Intel Report Editor

Copy Editor

Legal Editor

Production Editor

Associate Editors

Senior Photo Editor

Designer

Columnists

Writers at Large

Contributing Artists

Contributing Photographers

Architectural Consultant

Social Media Manager

Head of Audience Development

Audience Growth Manager

Cartoon Editor

Music Supervisor

Technology

General Manager, Commerce & Brand Partnerships

Business Development Director

European Sales Director

Account Manager

Chief Strategy Adviser

Editor, Commerce, and Chief Merchandiser

E-Commerce Manager

In Memoriam