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‘Tis the Season

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

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City Guides

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


Law & Hoarders

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

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

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Anatomy of a Scandal

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

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Britons on Broadway

The British Are Coming! Operation Mincemeat—the Olivier Award–winning West End musical about a W.W. II–era deception operation that fooled the Nazis—is taking Broadway by storm

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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 …

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Travel

Winds of Change Comporta, Portugal, sits on the last undeveloped stretch of Atlantic Ocean coastline in Southern Europe. Will developers and tourists ruin it?

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Eight Questions

Arts and Drafts Five years after leaving New York magazine, Adam Moss discusses the state of media today, how he fills his days, and his new book about art

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Air Play

Sore Losers A collection of songs for people who’ve turned on themselves, by self-critical artists such as the Buzzcocks, Lyle Lovett, Jackie Ross, and more

Beauty and Wellness

Eye of the Beholder Thanks to Jane Fonda’s Workout, leotards and leg lifts became enduring cultural phenomena. Forty years after the video’s debut, Fonda is still astonished that it worked


Book Reviews

The Many Lives of Anna May Wong

Great Lives

The Inimitable Nona Summers A director remembers a great love

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The Seasoned Traveler

Gary Janetti The comedy writer and producer behind Family Guy, Will & Grace, and a beloved Instagram account reveals his travel routine

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Close-up

Kelly Beeman The painter and illustrator was convinced art couldn’t be a full-time job. But when Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson came across her drawings on Instagram, overnight success followed

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The Restaurant World

L.A. Plays New York In the past few years, New York City’s buzziest restaurants have been exported to Miami. Now they’re landing in Los Angeles

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But First …

The View from Here Work, drink, or fornicate? Everything you’ve always wanted to know about writers’ retreats but were afraid to ask

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index After a brief summer break, the world’s neediest attention-seekers are back and clamoring for your vote. But who really deserves it? You decide!

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Wheels of Fortune

Get Out of Town! These days, the stylish millennial’s favorite means of escape is a gas-guzzling Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van with all the fixins

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But First …

The View from Here As Trump causes havoc in the United States, London has never looked more appealing

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Lost Illusions


The Perfect Ending

Jacques Pépin The French chef and cookbook author answers 37 of life’s most pressing questions, revealing his go-to appetizer, his favorite cocktail, and what an ideal weekend lunch looks like

Close-up

Joey Scalabrino The New York restaurateur’s Apollo Bagels is so popular it risks being evicted from the West Village

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