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The Attention-Whore Index Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bears all, Clarence Thomas is allergic to flying coach, and J. D. Vance keeps stepping on rakes

By George Kalogerakis

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Interview

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gainsbourged From the perils of aging to the joys of parenthood—and the undertow of depression—the French singer and actress is now happily looking ahead

Interview by Danny Scott

The Perfect Ending

Lea Carpenter The novelist, screenwriter, and lecturer at Columbia Law School answers 49 of life’s most pressing questions

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A Small Affair Read

By Paulina Prosnitz

Dominique Morisseau The Tony-nominated playwright on how her father, a Haitian revolutionary, inspired her familial drama Sunset Baby

By Rhoda Feng

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The View from Here Out of Africa: How I escaped from war-torn Khartoum

By Peter Mennin

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Queen of the Scene From working with Irving Penn and Richard Avedon in the 1960s to being directed by Luchino Visconti and Stanley Kubrick in the 1970s, Marisa Berenson has an elegance and charm that have never run out

By David Downton

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Where the Wildensteins Are For more than a century, France’s Wildensteins reigned over their colossal art dynasty in near-total secrecy. Now the third court case in two decades threatens a precipitous fall for the family

By John von Sothen

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A Christmas Mitzvah From movie outings to crispy egg rolls, a guide to the yuletide season, the Jewish way

By Nicholas Fox Weber

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Landing Gear An inspired new smartphone with writers in mind; a breath of fresh air from Norway; beauty and the Beast for audiophiles; and more

By Jonathan Margolis

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Via Carota Craft Cocktails Sip

By Zoe Ruffner

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Books

Hello, Deli!

By Jim Kelly

Living

Two of a Kind Buying gifts for twins? Here’s how to halve your stress while doubling their delight

By David Christopher Kaufman

Art’s Dark Horse

The Most Expensive Artist You’ve Never Heard Of Sanyu befriended Picasso and Giacometti yet died destitute. Today, he’s known as the “Chinese Matisse”

By Natasha Degen

Landing Gear A smart-looking smartwatch; the razor giving new life to a stalwart of the shaving industry; headphones that make listening to music feel like a vice; and more

By Jonathan Margolis

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Book ’Em!

By Joanne Kaufman

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It’s a Bird, It’s a Song … It’s The Birdsong Project! With more than 200 artists, from Nick Cave to Yo-Yo Ma, offering their takes on avian-inspired sound, there’s something for everyone

By Laura Jacobs

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A Different Kind of Holiday How to enjoy Christmas alone in the big city

By James Wolcott

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Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library watch

By Alessandra Stanley

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Ignacio Mattos’s Guide to Punta del Este The Uruguayan chef and restaurateur behind New York’s Estela, Lodi, and Altro Paradiso shares his favorite spots in the seaside city

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Big Law Gets Bigger Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes. Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line

By Jeffrey Toobin

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Polite Society

The Swan Who Was Spared The real reason Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, Truman Capote’s guest of honor at the Black and White Ball, was the only “swan” he didn’t betray

By Joseph Rodota

Anatomy of a Scandal

Abercrombie & Flinch Behind the preppy, all-American fashion brand was a sordid world of alleged exploitation and abuse of power

By Rianna Croxford

Beauty and Wellness

Eye of the Beholder As we peel off the layers and parade into spring, will we bare our body hair or banish it for good? Our brave beauty columnist goes bushwhacking …

By Linda Wells

If You Build It …

By Celia McGee

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