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The View from Here Looking for some light summer entertainment? Tune in to the U.K. election

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Shades of Green Even as an environmental activist, R.F.K. Jr. often put science second, onetime allies say

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Bad Connection An open challenge to the puzzle editors at The New York Times

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The Queen of Cups When the Spanish Civil War broke out, everyone from Spanish revolutionaries to M.I.6 agents wanted to steal the Holy Grail. Little did they know that a Valencian postwoman had hidden it in her sofa

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Giancarlo Valle’s Favorite Things The designer and architect, who recently opened the Tribeca gallery Annex Giancarlo Valle, shares a few things that have caught his eye, including an Ineos Grenadier four-by-four, an Ivar Johansson relief, and Gap T-shirts

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Flying into a Rage Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Buzz Bissinger is furious at airlines, mad at airports, and apoplectic about his fellow passengers not being as angry as he is

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Eye of the Beholder Ashley Graham has been body-positive since before it was a buzzword. As one of the most compelling voices in modeling, she has transformed the fashion industry—and she’s just getting started

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READ The Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Required reading for jewelry lovers: The Van Cleef & Arpels Collection (1906–1953) is the first in… SWIM Lido x Soeur As much as minimalism has made it onto our Instagram feeds and into our closets, the aesthetic hasn’t quite hit the swimwear market yet… SPARKLE Sita Nevado Sita Nevado’s eponymous, Barcelona-based costume-jewelry brand started off in 2011 as a one-woman operation. A decade later… SEASON Giusti Balsamic Vinegars of Modena In 1605, Francesco and Giuseppe Giusti set up wooden barrels in the attic of their home in Modena to… READ The Imagination Muscle In his new book, former managing director for Conde Nast Britain Albert Read explores… STAY The Pinch Hotel Charleston, South Carolina, is a charming choice for a weekend getaway. You will need a place to stay, and the Pinch should be… READ The Van Cleef & Arpels Collection Required reading for jewelry lovers: The Van Cleef & Arpels Collection (1906–1953) is the first in… SWIM Lido x Soeur As much as minimalism has made it onto our Instagram feeds and into our closets, the aesthetic hasn’t quite hit the swimwear market yet… SPARKLE Sita Nevado Sita Nevado’s eponymous, Barcelona-based costume-jewelry brand started off in 2011 as a one-woman operation. A decade later… SEASON Giusti Balsamic Vinegars of Modena In 1605, Francesco and Giuseppe Giusti set up wooden barrels in the attic of their home in Modena to… READ The Imagination Muscle In his new book, former managing director for Conde Nast Britain Albert Read explores… STAY The Pinch Hotel Charleston, South Carolina, is a charming choice for a weekend getaway. You will need a place to stay, and the Pinch should be…

Turning Back the Odometer Restoring and customizing old Land Rovers has become a big business. But there’s no competing with Commonwealth Classics

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Above Par The ritzy residents of Palm Beach usually play golf at their exclusive—and expensive—country clubs. Now they’re teeing up at a municipal course open to the public

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Air Mail Environments: New York Our latest creation will immerse you in New York’s glorious sounds, from the hallowed atrium of the Metropolitan Opera to the clank and churn of the Staten Island Ferry

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Born and Broken in the U.S.A. The glory days of the heartland Bruce Springsteen evoked on Born in the U.S.A. 40 years ago feel like a distant memory in today’s America

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Lunch with Emma Roberts On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the actress tucks in with host Bruce Bozzi and discusses the importance of movies that feel nostalgic, the dangerous pull of social media, and more …

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Suffering with Style A brief history of the Borsalino—from Al Capone to Indiana Jones, Bogart to Gatsby

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The No. 1 from Hell Recorded for the soundtrack to Four Weddings and a Funeral, “Love Is All Around” was so popular that even the band who sang it grew tired of its success

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Books

Do Something: Coming of Age Amid the Glitter and Doom of ’70s New York

by Guy Trebay
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When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s

by John Ganz
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Murder, They Wrote This month’s best mystery books, podcasts, and TV series

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Open Book

The Rest Is Fiction Phillip Toledano’s A.I.-generated photographs of 1940s and 1950s New York, collected in a new book, blur the line between truth and fantasy

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Adolf Hitler and the Holy Grail On this week’s podcast, Adam Hay-Nicholls shares the incredible story about Nazis, a postwoman, and M.I.6

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In Full Swing In their only U.S. appearance this year, dancers from Britain’s Royal Ballet grace the venerable Jacob’s Pillow, in Massachusetts

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Alice Jun In Brooklyn, the young brewery owner is hand-making batches of Korean rice wine

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Bavarian Bliss Munich is acknowledging its past and embracing the future, not least with the Rosewood Munich, the city’s first new luxury hotel in 16 years

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Issue No. 259
June 29, 2024
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Issue No. 259
June 29, 2024

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