New York
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Catherine Lacey The author discusses her latest novel, a fictionalized biography of a “Frankenstein’s monster of 20 artists and 20 writers” whom she admires, from Kathy Acker to Susan Sontag
Best in Show
Picture-Perfect The blockbuster Vermeer show at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum exceeds the hype
Books
A Murder in Minneapolis
Beauty and Wellness
Eye of the Beholder Aging: It’s all relative, right? For those who are trudging into 2023 feeling like the past few years have weighed heavily on their faces, help is here, without a single trip to the plastic surgeon. It will, however, require a bus ride …
Anatomy of a Murder
Beating Putin’s Propaganda Alex Goldfarb was falsely accused by Russian state media of poisoning his friend Alexander Litvinenko. His long fight for truth finally ended this week
Highlight
Shock and Awe The provocative, World War II–era paintings of Ben Shahn are on view in a sweeping retrospective
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
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 …
Modern Times
Keeping Up with the Gould-Gessens This trio of celebrated Brooklyn writers continues to generate an endless supply of reality-TV-worthy melodrama
