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My Auction with André

The Things He Left Behind The collection of the six-foot-six-inch fashion scholar, journalist, and man-about-town, André Leon Talley, goes up for auction at Christie’s next week

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Film

Once More, with Feeling Alan Cumming stars in a documentary about a 30-year-old Scotsman who went back to high school, posing as a 16-year-old student

Theater

Becoming Richard Burton Matthew Rhys returns to his native Wales to inhabit the baritone Shakespearean actor—and fellow countryman—in a one-man play


Old-School

Nostalgia—It’s on the Menu In Los Angeles, martinis and wedge salads at Old Hollywood hot spots have replaced juice cleanses and vegan grain bowls

Open Book

Jonathan Becker, In Focus From garden strolls with Brassaï to nights out with Andy Warhol, a new book by the American photographer documents intimate moments with the 20th century’s high society

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Film

Stand-up Guy Will Arnett plays a recently divorced comic in a bittersweet film directed by Bradley Cooper and co-starring Laura Dern

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Eight Questions

An Afternoon with Thomas Mallon The author and editor of Gore Vidal discusses the influence of Mary McCarthy, his latest book, and the upcoming TV adaptation of his 2007 novel, Fellow Travelers

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Eight Questions

Going Viral Ben Smith, the former BuzzFeed editor and New York Times columnist, discusses Fox’s firing of Tucker Carlson, the Gawker–Hulk Hogan scandal, and his new book on the age of disinformation, Traffic

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Country-Club Pursuits

The “Oh Boy” Network When she signed on as squash director at the prestigious and apparently idyllic Westchester Country Club, Natalie Grainger had no clue it was a breeding ground for sexual harassment

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Knives Out!

Family Plan Plastic surgeons are operating on their wives, mothers, daughters, sons—and parading them as their best advertisement

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk is failing, Donald Trump is flailing, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is whaling

Seeing Red

Our Cups Runneth Over The popularity of Aperol, the alluringly colored aperitif, has exploded far beyond the cocktail bars of Venice. Who’s to blame?


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In the Heart of Combat Bernard-Henri Lévy is out with the sequel to Why Ukraine?, bringing his viewers to the front lines during a turning point in the war

Inside Story

The Connecticut Way of Death How my investigation into the disappearance of mother of five Jennifer Dulos went from In Cold Blood to Madame Bovary

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Style

The Bold and the Beautiful The latest International Best-Dressed List celebrates those who elevate style into an art form

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Staff Picks Don’t miss profiles of 31 little-known New Yorkers; the story of how Sesame Street was adapted for Russian TV; and a cookbook from the Via Carota chefs

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Modern Times

The Price of Fame Thinking of dating a supermodel? Here’s what to expect

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Great Lives

Duncan Hannah The acclaimed artist, writer, and AIR MAIL contributor is remembered by two of his friends

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Murder, They Wrote

Deadly Pleasures to Read and Watch A novel reckoning with the aftermath of a cult, and two detective shows set in the worlds of art and L.A. crime

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Literary Matters

The Hard-Crusted Softy in Winter Ten years after Gore Vidal’s death, the one biographer to remain friendly with the prickly master reveals poignant details of his final years

Enduring Classics

The Bad Habits of Eve Babitz The razor-sharp essayist and chess partner of Marcel Duchamp, who dated Jim Morrison, Harrison Ford, and Steve Martin, relentlessly explored the power of beauty


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A Film Festival About Writers The Brooklyn Public Library’s LitFilm festival explores the work of Maya Angelou, Leonard Cohen, and others, through the lens of film