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Treasured Island Long overlooked for its flashier neighbors, the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos are having a real-estate renaissance

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Landing Gear

Power Tripping One vinyl record to rule them all! A home generator to keep you juiced up! Headphones you can take on your next scuba expedition! And more …

The Dark Arts

A Forgotten Master of Pulp Fiction The only thing more noir than the work of writer Cornell Woolrich may have been his own life


Close-up

Jack Siebert The Los Angeles–based curator using social media to find the art world’s rising stars

Lit Hubbub

The Sally Rooney Effect Writers, editors, and booksellers weigh in on the new book by the world’s most talked-about young novelist

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Close-up

Tom Blyth The British actor went from sidewalk charity campaigner to the star of a new series on Billy the Kid

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump is in a dilemma, Kathy Hochul is in a dither, and Steve Bannon is going inside. Plus, the strangest news from around the world

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Best

Pit Stop! Browse

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Online Special

Blow, Winds, and Crack Your Cheeks! Rage! Blow! From Stratford, Ontario, a King Lear of symphonic power

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Adventures in Filmmaking

King of the Costume Drama Amid constant fights, infidelity, and financial woes, James Ivory and his partner, Ismail Merchant, created the most elegant films of the era

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Beauty and Wellness

Eye of the Beholder What’s with the sudden proliferation of alcohol-free spirits and wine? After an extensive taste test, our beauty-and-wellness columnist breaks from her white Burgundy—and loves it. Bottoms up!

Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a biography of artist LeRoy Neiman, a tour of New York’s hidden landmarks, a novel set in a Manhattan women’s hotel, and a new translation of Aesop’s fables


Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a timely look back at McCarthyism, a novel about a couple’s tragic battle with dementia, and a history of the four compass points

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Lunch with Isabella Rossellini On this week’s episode of Table for Two, the Conclave actress discusses thinness and adjusting her definition of elegance as she gets older

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Theater

Look at the Old Girl Now, Fellas! In 1967, Pearl Bailey appeared in an all-Black Hello, Dolly! It was a sensation, smashing preconceptions, showcasing civil rights, and announcing a new era on Broadway

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Open Book

Station Havens A new book offers a dazzling tour of 20th- and 21st-century railway architecture, from Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof to Chengdu’s Line 9

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Lights Out!

Getting into Bed with Bridget Everett The actress and cabaret performer shares her nighttime routine

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Highlight

A Mania for Egyptomania Early next month, the “Magnificent Jewels” sale at Sotheby’s New York will include nearly a dozen superb pieces of Egyptian Revival jewelry

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Muskapades

Mother Knows Best She escaped domestic abuse and poverty. Now, at 74, Maye Musk is a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model and the mother of the richest man in the world

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But First …

The View from Here Will Trump use an obscure legal loophole to turn the National Guard into an anti-immigrant army answerable only to him?

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On the Scent

Scents to Savor The hottest new fragrances smell a whole lot like dinner—and the effect is much more appealing than it sounds

Sex Scene

Pussy Riot The Kegel Throne is the latest device promising to strengthen and tighten the pelvic floor. One fearless queen takes a seat


Books

Wham, Bam, Thank You Yam

Elements of Style

Better by Design Once a niche market for insiders, the collectible-design world now draws star-studded crowds. Is it eclipsing fashion as the ultimate marker of taste?

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