New York

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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ATM

By Ashley Baker

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

Open Book

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

Tori Jones Studio

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New Top Jewelry

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Lelet NY

By Gracie Wiener

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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

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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

By Michael Pescuma

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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

Race to the Bottom

By Josh Glancy

Adventures in Journalism: Part II

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

Victorinox

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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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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Carolina Irving and Daughters’ Guide to Melides The trio behind the eponymous homeware brand share their go-to spots in the Portuguese coastal village

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The Big Reveal

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Hidden Valley Ranch

By Linda Wells

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The Imperfect Ending

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

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Rachel Tabb The owner of RLT, a vintage boutique in West Hollywood, upholds Los Angeles’s reputation for used clothing, but adds sharp curation to the mix

By Chris Black

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Tracie Martyn

The Last Days of La Grenouille The once great Midtown shrine to formal French dining was finally put out of its misery after years of decline at the hands of Philippe Masson

By Corby Kummer

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