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I Love Lucy’s Other Half Raised as a prince in pre-Guevara Cuba, Desi Arnaz fled to America and revolutionized TV with Lucille Ball—but he couldn’t escape the trauma of his youth

By Todd S. Purdum

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Photography

Being Bardot A dazzling new coffee-table book collects Douglas Kirkland’s and Terry O’Neill’s photographs of Brigitte Bardot behind the scenes of some of her best films

By Elena Clavarino

Close-up

Joe Holder The personal trainer whose brand of wellness has won over everyone from Bella Hadid to Naomi Campbell

By Jensen Davis

Fine Tuning In an interview, the music producer Rick Rubin describes the thrill of his first No. 1 album and working with everyone from Jay-Z to Adele

By Dan Cairns

It Takes Two On what would have been Robert Frank’s 100th birthday, a window into his friendship with fellow photographer—and protégé—Edward Keating

By Elena Clavarino

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The View from Here Forget working from home. A new movement is spreading from China, of all places, about not working at all. Where do we sign up?

By Julia Hobsbawm

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Fool’s Gold Still angling to have his royal status reinstated, Prince Andrew can’t take the hint

By Hilary Rose

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Kat Norton The spreadsheet influencer has earned nearly 2 million likes on TikTok for her Microsoft Excel tutorials

By Bridget Arsenault

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

By Graham Fuller

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

By Lisa Liebman

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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

By Brennan Kilbane

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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

By Gavin Haynes

Elements of Style

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

By Emilie Hawtin

But First …

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

By Nathan King

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

By Michael Koresky

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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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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

By Paulina Prosnitz

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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

By Max Berlinger

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

By Alexandra Wolfe

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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

By Daisy Allsup

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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

By George Kalogerakis

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Great Lives

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

By Legs McNeil

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

By Abbey Caldwell

The Perfect Ending

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

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

By Michael Oreskes

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