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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk is in a frenzy, Steve Bannon is green with envy, and Mark Zuckerberg seeks “masculine energy”

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Landing Gear

It’s a Snap! The app that gives you a Leica (and four lenses) for less than 1 percent of the price! Does Sonos make the perfect pair of headphones? A robotic lawn mower that will save your weekend! And more …

Open Book

Where Ballet and Fashion Collide Ahead of the New York City Ballet Fall Fashion Gala, a new book pays homage to the fabulous collaborations between choreographers and designers including Carolina Herrera, Virgil Abloh, and Anna Sui, with photographs by Pari Dukovic


Beauty and Wellness

Eye of the Beholder Who’s buying that $1,950 undereye serum sold out of a dodgy storefront on Madison Avenue? Our investigative beauty columnist finds out, and discovers that .01-percenters are just as susceptible to scams as the rest of us

Society

Belles of le Bal Le Bal des Débutantes, in Paris, is a coming-out party to rival them all. The photographer who has documented it for 25-plus years takes stock of how a glamorous, unusual ritual has adapted to the times

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Kiss and Makeup

Happy Hauls! So what if beauty Advent calendars are yet another marketing gimmick?

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Close-up

Benito Skinner In his new series, Overcompensating, the 31-year-old comedian joins stars such as Megan Fox, Kaia Gerber, and Charli XCX to tell his coming-out story

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My Signature

Give Me Attitude! Jeanne Damas, the Rouje designer, has created her own, highly desirable spin on Parisian style

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School of Hard Knocks

Chris Whittle’s Teachable Moment The charter-school entrepreneur went from being one of the most acclaimed operators in the education sphere to losing everything. Will he be able to make a comeback?

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Style

Michael Bargo’s Holiday Gift Guide The interior designer recommends the items that will elevate every corner of your home, including Italian teacups, Art Deco ashtrays, and the one thing you can purchase only in Paris

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Double Feature

The Mafia’s Dark Knights With Robert De Niro playing both leading roles, Barry Levinson’s exhilarating The Alto Knights depicts the real-life clash of the Mafia titans Vito Genovese and Frank Costello

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Retail Therapy

The Zitomer Mystique Why can’t every pharmacy be as happiness-inducing as this fancy drugstore on New York’s Upper East Side?

A Golden Era

The Place to Be For a few short years in the 1970s, New Times magazine punched way above its weight, tackling the big issues of the day while elevating a new generation of writers


Editor’s Picks This week, don’t miss a memoir from a trial attorney for the rich and infamous, a novel about naughty aristocrats, and the history of Billionaires’ Row

Breaking the Bank The victim of an international crypto-currency scam details how she was drawn into the OneCoin fraud, and why the woman behind the scheme landed on the F.B.I.’s 10 Most Wanted list

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Open Book

The Rolling Stones, Out of Time On the heels of Hackney Diamonds, the Rolling Stones’ first original studio album in 18 years, a new book collects rare and never-before-seen images of the band, photographed by Bill Wyman, Terry O’Neill, and others

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Ron DeSantis wades into Israel, Jada Pinkett Smith comes clean on her marriage, and Donald Trump gets gagged but not bound. (We wish!) Come one, come all! And vote for the biggest Attention Whore!

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Air Mail Diary

Natalie Portman Takes to the Pitch And other strange news about these curious days …

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Sex, Drugs, and Photography

Dance Therapy Forty years ago, renowned music photographer Lynn Goldsmith created a cult-hit music album with the help of Carly Simon, Sting … and Warren Beatty

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Kiss and Makeup

Missing the Marc What ever happened to Marc Jacobs Beauty? The makeup line once loved by Emily Ratajkowski, Aubrey Plaza, and seemingly everyone on the Internet suddenly disappeared. Now maybe, just maybe, it’s coming back again …

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Inside Story

Some Strings Attached The little-known story of a wartime British ambassador who appeased Adolf Hitler but saw the error of his ways

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Knives Out!

The World’s Most Expensive Face-Lift What does half a million dollars’ worth of plastic surgery get you? We peek beneath the bandages

Books

Bombs Away!


Open Book

Donald Trump, Party Crasher Dana Brown was plucked from his bartending post to work at Vanity Fair in its golden era. One of his jobs was manning the door at dinner parties—and keeping the uninvited out

Beauty and Wellness

Eye of the Beholder Whether it’s real (Barbra), prosthetic (Bradley), or doctored (every third Instagram influencer), the nose is having a moment. Our beauty-and-wellness reporter sniffs around Hollywood

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