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Tintoretto’s Magnum Opus An exhibition in Cincinnati unveils three newly restored works by the Italian Renaissance painter and rival of Titian

By Peter Saenger

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Flights of Fancy

The Boom Before the Bust From caviar and Dom Pérignon at Mach 2 to the fatal Air France crash of 2000, former members of the Concorde crew revisit the era of supersonic flight

By Lorie Teeter Lichtlen

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Frank Shattuck

By Nathan King

Books

A Tale of Two Richards

By Charles Finch

New Kid on the Great White Way The longtime Public Theater producer Mandy Hackett sets her sights on Broadway with the Alicia Keys–inspired musical, Hell’s Kitchen

By Joanne Kaufman

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Esha Soni

By Jessica Iredale

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Molly Ringwald The actress, author, and translator reveals her travel routine

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Twin Peaks

By Cullen Murphy

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Snap Happy

By Ashley Baker

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Comal

By Victoria Herman

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Harold Koda’s Guide to Honolulu The former curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute shares his go-to spots in his hometown

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Where’d You Go, Bernadette? The Bernadette Corporation, a radical 90s artist collective, made films and a fashion line for the downtown set, then largely disappeared. Now Metrograph is bringing them back

By Sophie Kemp

The Last Picture Show

One Hundred Years of Avedon Ahead of Richard Avedon’s centennial exhibition, Derek Blasberg reflects on the man who revolutionized fashion photography, and the mark he left on the genre as a whole

By Derek Blasberg

But First …

The View from Here Dandyish Cecil Beaton was an unlikely choice for royal photographer. But his portraits of Elizabeth gave a nation in crisis the monarch it needed

By George Pendle

Co-Star

By Clara Molot

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Lunch with André Balazs On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the hotelier behind the Chateau Marmont recalls when a bouncer wouldn’t let Andy Warhol into Keith Haring’s party

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Carter Altman After learning the particulars of suiting at Alexander Nash and the elements of cool at Kith, this 24-year-old designer struck out on his own. Ethan Hawke is already a fan

By Chris Black

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The Highs and Heartbreaks of Living in New York City On this week’s podcast, we look at Bobby Short at 100 and the end of En Japanese Brasserie

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

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Turning over a New Leaf A New York City landscaper shares her advice for bringing plants into the home, including where to shop, what to avoid, and which varietals can endure a bit of neglect

By Jensen Davis

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Are Aperol Spritzes the New Birth Control? On this week’s podcast, Simon Mills looks at how the orange drink conquered the world—and why the Italian government fears it

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

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A Fawlty Tower of Billionaires 432 Park Avenue flipped a middle finger to New York’s elegant skyline. Now the hyper-rich who bought in, finding it riddled with shoddiness, are flipping the finger to the developers

By George Kalogerakis

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Food

He’ll Take Manhattan Rogério Fasano, the Brazilian restaurant impresario, has finally landed in Midtown. Best to get on his good side …

By Jay Cheshes

The Seasoned Traveler

Sofia Coppola The director behind Priscilla, Marie Antoinette, and The Virgin Suicides reveals her travel routine

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The True Story Behind Feud: Capote vs. the Swans On this week’s podcast, Sam Kashner reveals why the writer “built an atomic bomb” that destroyed his life

By Ashley Baker and Michael Hainey

Flamingo Estate

By Jennifer Noyes

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