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Chuck George The Filipino-American chef is taking the smashburger craze across the Atlantic with Chuck’s

By Elena Clavarino

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Patriot Act

Luxury Diplomacy When Trump started spouting conspiracy theories about a white genocide in South Africa, the continent’s richest man stepped in to correct the record

By George Pendle

Chronicles of the .1 Percent

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

By Sheila Yasmin Marikar

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 …

By Jonathan Margolis

Clementina x Drake’s shop

By Nathan King

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

By Sam Kashner

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

By Elena Clavarino

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

By Erin Somers

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

By Bridget Arsenault

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Carey Lowell Ceramics decorate

By Ashley Baker

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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

By George Kalogerakis

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

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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

By Susannah Butter

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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!

By Linda Wells

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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

By Jim Kelly

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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

By Jim Kelly

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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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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

By John Mauceri

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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

By Elena Clavarino

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Lights Out!

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

By Jeanne Malle

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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

By Ruth Peltason

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

By Anna Murphy

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?

By George Pendle

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