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Gia Kuan’s Guide to Seoul The New York publicist and founder of Gia Kuan Consulting shares her go-to spots in one of her favorite cities

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The Big Fail Read

By Julia Vitale

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Saks Fifth Avenue x Saturday Night Live SHOP

By Ashley Baker

Celebrity Skin

Coming Clean People told her she was dirty. After years of frustration, Scarlett Johansson tackled the problem head-on—and now watch her glow

By Vassi Chamberlain

Thomas Doherty After playing cheeky bad boys in High Fidelity and Gossip Girl, the 29-year-old actor is taking on a much darker role in his first indie film, Dandelion

By Jeanne Malle

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Cutting Through the Noise From Homer’s singing Sirens to Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver, sound as a deadly weapon has long captivated our imagination. But have we overlooked its true dangers?

By Chris Berdik

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Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a chronicle of rebuilding the World Trade Center, an ode to the Bronx, a look at Venice’s foremost geographer, and a Tchaikovsky biography

By Jim Kelly

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Eyes on the City Evelyn Hofer’s photographs of New York, Paris, and Dublin offer a look at 1950s-and-1960s-era city life and its evocative street scenes

By Elena Clavarino

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Tori Jones Studio Shop

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New Top Jewelry Sparkle

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Lelet NY Coif

By Gracie Wiener

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But First …

The View from Here The Olympic Village by the Seine provided city planners with a chance to create a new, socially equitable, and eco-friendly neighborhood

By Joseph Giovannini

Restaurant Life

Le Coucou Confidential From a New York City maître d’, an inside look into what critics mean for restaurants—and how owners steel themselves for the dreaded reviews

By Michael Cecchi-Azzolina

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En Passant WEAR

By Michael Pescuma

Baby Face Pricey serums and high-end night creams aren’t just for grown women anymore—meet the new consumers who are raiding the skin-care aisles

By Linda Wells

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Bear Creek Farm Bloom

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Race to the Bottom

By Josh Glancy

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The Man in the White Suit Is Back With his pyrotechnic prose and clinical dissecting of social mores, Tom Wolfe was the pre-eminent chronicler of the United States in the late 20th century. Now, five years after his death, he’s back in the public eye

By Peter Stevenson and George Gurley

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Victorinox CUT

By Elena Clavarino

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The Man in the Lineup: Part IV Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in jail for a rape he didn’t commit. Nearly 40 years later comes a precisely calculated payback

By Howard Blum

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Diplo The D.J., music producer, and frequent flier details his travel routine

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Paper Trail

The Longest Day In an exclusive excerpt from an upcoming history of The New York Times: how 9/11 tested the paper’s newsroom—and fueled a wildly successful transition online

By Adam Nagourney

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The Big Reveal Read

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Hidden Valley Ranch Check In

By Linda Wells

Geoffrey Mak The writer, critic, and chronicler of the wild side shares a few of his pet hates

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