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Picture Imperfect Damien Chazelle calls his new film, Babylon, “a hate letter to Hollywood and a love letter to movies”

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Close-up

From Russia, with Lulz Mark Eydelshteyn landed his first English-speaking role with a very unusual audition tape

Celebrity Skin

Naked Ambition Barbara Sturm is the jet-setting name behind one of the biggest skin-care success stories in recent history. But the road to the top has not always been smooth


Media Follies

The Unlikely Rise and Inevitable Fall of Vice Once hailed as the “Millennial CNN,” Vice rode hipster shock journalism to a $5.7 billion valuation—before hubris, big business, and the fleeting currency of cool brought it all crashing down

Elements of Style

The Belgian Shoes Boom A new generation of shoemakers—and customers—is bringing fresh meaning to an old status symbol

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The View from Here Extra! Extra! AIR MAIL opens a newsstand in New York’s West Village

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Inside Story

Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age From Montgomery Clift to Marlene Dietrich, a new book pulls back the curtain on the queer people behind many of history’s classic films

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Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a beloved historian’s memoir; a look at early American life; and an author’s ode to his cat

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Close-up

Whitney Peak Once a part-time Wendy’s employee, the 22-year-old actress is now starring in the next Hunger Games movie and making her stage debut alongside Pamela Anderson

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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

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The Big Sleep

Lucky Ducks The newest .01 percent status symbol? A $28,000 duvet made of eiderdown, gathered from rare Icelandic waterfowl

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Into the Garden

For the Love of Roses Today’s rose fanatics—and there are a lot of them—join a fan club that stretches from Sappho to Shakespeare to Empress Joséphine

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Tucker Carlson doubts the Holocaust, Melania Trump believes the conspiracies, and Donald Trump is certain someone is eating America’s pets


Great Lives

The Godfather of Punk As the glam lead singer of the New York Dolls, David Johansen changed music forever

The Dating Game

Cringe and Bear It Why are first dates usually so awful? One brave soul calls in the experts—and tests out their advice in the field

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The Perfect Ending

Joan Collins The actress and author answers 39 of life’s most pressing questions

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The View from Here New memoirs from both sides of the justice system shed light on Trump’s destructiveness—and feature some major about-faces

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The View from Here Remembering fashion’s caped crusader

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Little Britain

Class War in the Schoolroom The new Labour government is hiking up taxes on Britain’s acclaimed private schools. Is it leveling the playing field or getting revenge on Boris Johnson?

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On the Scent

Smell It and Weep Perfumes are booming, thanks in part to a new generation of passionate fans and their heartfelt reviews. Sob!

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Back from the Dead The celebrated Nadia Boulanger’s La Ville Morte surfaces in Athens, then in New York

After Hours

A Night Celebrating Jonathan Becker On Wednesday night, Juliana Canfield, Bob Colacello, Tom Freston, and others gathered at the Waverly Inn to toast the photographer’s new book, Lost Time


Music Greats

In Bed with Marvin Gaye In an unpublished interview—given months before he was shot dead 40 years ago—the Prince of Soul talked police brutality, European decency, and his explicit new single

Travel

Far and Away A little bit of agony and a whole lot of ecstasy make Mongolia the hottest travel destination that no one’s talking about—yet

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