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

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


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

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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

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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

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?


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

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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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Film and Television

Phony Business J. D. Salinger refused to let his novels and stories be adapted for film and television. But that hasn’t stopped some directors

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Go East, Young Man The native New Yorker Jamie Bogyo is finding his theatrical niche in London’s classy West End

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Take Five

Sloane Crosley The writer on what she’s seeing, reading, watching, and listening to—plus, the gadget she relies on

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The Best Reservation

A Seat at Ruthie Rogers’s Table In an interview, the owner and chef behind London’s beloved River Cafe reveals everything, from her issue with truffle oil to her favorite city

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Inside Story

Leave the Cannoli, Take the Oval Office From F.D.R. to J.F.K., Trump to Biden, a look behind the mythology of the Mob and the presidency

Eight Questions

From the Metropol Hotel to Hollywood In an interview, Amor Towles discusses adapting A Gentleman in Moscow for the screen and the inspiration behind his newest book, Table for Two


Television

Matthew Rhys Gets Personal The Welsh actor discusses meeting his wife, Keri Russell, on The Americans—and his role in the new Agatha Christie adaptation, Towards Zero

Fashion Plates

Biting the Brand That Feeds Situated in the company’s New York flagship, Le Café Louis Vuitton isn’t just a department-store refueling station—it’s a thing of beauty

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