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The Way We Were

Stars and Stripes For three decades, a zebra-patterned banquette at the El Morocco put you at the center of New York nightlife—as long as you were on the right side of the room

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100 Years of Martha Graham Amidst its centennial tour, the Martha Graham Dance Company channels its legacy of resistance and protest with a new piece from the choreographer Hope Boykin, set to a reimagined Leonard Bernstein score

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L.A. Swan Song

Hollywood’s Reckoning After five years of hardship, from the pandemic to the writers’ strike to the wildfires, Los Angeles is no longer the movie hub it once was. Can it come back?

Literary Muses

The Cult of Karl Ove Knausgaard The Norwegian writer inspires a reverence bordering on worship among his mostly male fans. He can bring grown men to tears with a single sentence

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Gilt Without Guilt

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold Trump’s garish redecoration of the White House rivals the interior-design tastes of Saddam Hussein and King Midas

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Open Book

Dreams in Progress A new book celebrates Hollywood’s greatest behind-the-scenes photographer

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Arts and Culture

Show and Tell The artist Goshka Macuga is exploring the intersection of fashion and art as part of her long-term collaboration with Miu Miu

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Megxit Follies

Desperately Seeking Sympathy Can someone get Harry and Meghan a private jet to this Netflix “global event” pity party?

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But First …

The View from Here Forget working from home. A new movement is spreading from China, of all places, about not working at all. Where do we sign up?

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Close-up

Camari Mick The New York chef brings her expertise from years spent at Le Bernardin and Eleven Madison Park to Raf’s, an all-day café where pastry is king

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Air Mail Diary

Brad Pitt Starts a Studio And other curious news about these strange days …

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Greasy-Spoon Revival

The Luncheonette Next Door From the couple behind the historic Manhattan restaurant Raoul’s comes Revelie, an old-fashioned American diner with a French twist

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Is the British Museum a Shill for Big Oil? On this week’s podcast, Rebecca John explains how the oil industry uses the arts to buy our approval

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View With a Room

Talking Turkey The new Peninsula Istanbul hotel is among the most exciting openings in Europe this year—but not because of the guest rooms

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La Vie Aquatique

French Dip In France, a dated but widely enforced law is enough to leave some swimmers feeling more than a little exposed

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Lock up your grandmothers! Rupert Murdoch’s on the prowl for a wife … again! But can he beat indictment magnets Donald T. and Rudy G. for your attention? Vote now for your champion!

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Photography

America’s Sweethearts A new coffee-table book presents a visual history of the United States from the 1940s to today, courtesy of Magnum photographers

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Eight Questions

Been There, Dunne That Griffin Dunne reflects on his sister’s horrific murder, the making of Scorsese’s After Hours, his friendship with Carrie Fisher, and a colorful life in New York and Hollywood


Food

The Height of His Powers Restaurateur Ignacio Mattos has long exerted a pull over downtown New York’s stylish set. Now they’re all flocking to Corner Bar

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index As Harry’s revelations abate, will Prince Andrew keep the No. 1 ranking in the family? Or will some other new swankpot claim the win? You decide!

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