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The Attention-Whore Index This week sees the return of the prodigal prince to the top of the Index. Can he be overthrown by an even more querulous windbag? You decide!

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Inside Story

The Wife That History Forgot A new discovery sheds fresh light on Alice Hathaway Lee, Theodore Roosevelt’s first love, who was largely written off as inconsequential in the president’s life

Stayin’ Alive

How to Not Commit Suicide in Russia Even if you’re one of Vladimir Putin’s allies, you stand a good chance of catching a fatal case of the glums


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The Attention-Whore Index A bankrupt Swiss bank? A perp-walking ex-president? Sometimes the world seems topsy-turvy, but, thankfully, the royals are bickering as usual. Vote now on this week’s biggest attention suck! Plus: global news you might have missed

Food

Just like Home, only Better Is Chez Nous, in Charleston, the best small restaurant in America?

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Annals of Delusion

The Cult Around the Corner For nearly 30 years, a fringe psychologist exerted total control over the lives of his followers. His not-so-secret headquarters? A town house on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

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Adventures in Journalism

A Charmed Life Poet, human-rights activist, world traveler, wife of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist William Styron—a new memoir chronicles the many sides of Rose Styron

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The Attention-Whore Index Can anyone stop Prince Harry’s run of victories? Kevin Spacey and others make their move. But the decision is up to you!

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Close-up

Jean-Paul Vaugoin The sixth-generation heir to Vienna’s last remaining silver manufacturer is innovating and sticking to tradition in equal measure

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Do or Diet?

Body Snatcher For those of us who find eating to be a fraught proposition, Ozempic can mean freedom. So why have we decided the shot is shameful?

Style

Born in the Cradle of Couture Officine Générale, Pierre Mahéo’s easy-elegance line, has become a hot brand for the sophisticated man


Book Reviews

Family Therapy

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The Attention-Whore Index Emma Watson, Elon Musk, and a flock of Republican reprobates vie for your attention. Who deserves it? Plus: the world’s strangest stories, collected for you!

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Film

Where Stage and Screen Collide Benjamin Millepied, a former ballet principal and the choreographer for Black Swan, turns Georges Bizet’s classic opera, Carmen, on its head in his film debut, starring Paul Mescal

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The Watchman

Rolex Rewinds The king of watches is moving forward by embracing emojis, titanium, and its own storied past

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The Attention-Whore Index Did Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fall from grace—and the sky—gain him the attention-seeking crown? Not if Donald Trump has anything to say about it

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Close-up

Christelle’s Ball The fashion designer behind Koché puts her own sporty spin on French style

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Close-up

Hallie Meyer For five years, the chef’s Manhattan ice-cream shop, Caffè Panna, has had lines around the block. Now she’s opening an outpost in Brooklyn

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Modern Times

Spa Humbug! Aman New York’s buzzy opening has been plagued by delays. And some members who spent $100,000 to join its private club aren’t happy

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Highlight

The Magic of Marisol A traveling retrospective of Marisol Escobar’s work highlights the onetime Warhol girl’s wit and humor

Tea and Antipathy

A Restaurant Revolt in London Locals are sick of tourists and influencers crowding their favorite restaurants—and are turning to ingenious means to lead them astray


Air Mail Diary

Is Meghan Markle Obsessed with an Archetype? And other strange news about these curious days …

Hot Flash!

Don’t Sweat It Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mariella Frostrup are among the entrepreneurs who are making menopause look rather … sexy

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