Air Mail

The Seven-Year Hitch Director Billy Wilder wanted sex in Marilyn Monroe’s comedy about infidelity—but Hollywood’s prohibitive censorship rules wouldn’t allow it

By Scott Tobias

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Adventures in Journalism: Part II

The Man in the White Suit Is Back With his pyrotechnic prose and clinical dissecting of social mores, Tom Wolfe was the pre-eminent chronicler of the United States in the late 20th century. Now, five years after his death, he’s back in the public eye

By Peter Stevenson and George Gurley

The Closer Look

Mel Robbins’s Good Life The best-selling author wants to re-invent you. Let her!

By Holly Parmelee

Food With a Side of History

Saucy Beast In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where almost everything has changed, a 125-year-old Italian restaurant is hotter than ever. Welcome to Bamonte’s

By Rob LeDonne

Lessons in Activism

By Clara Bingham

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Liar Liar Generation plagiarism isn’t just for college students. World-renowned nonfiction writers, including New York Times best-selling author Dr. David B. Agus, are having their books recalled

By Stuart Heritage

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Grace Period

By Lewis Jacobsen

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The Little Paper That Knew A tiny local newspaper on Long Island’s North Shore was the first to warn us about George Santos. He still can’t forgive them for it

By Matt Kapp

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St. George’s and the Fire-Breather When Tucker Carlson offered to speak at his WASP-y alma mater, he was not greeted with open arms

By Jack Sullivan

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Bless This Mess These days, the hottest hairstyles look like they were executed after too many martinis

By Maggie Lange

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The Art of the Everyday Edward Hopper was born in 1882, but as a new documentary about the artist attests, his sensitive paintings of empty storefronts and dimly lit motels have lost none of their poignancy

By Laura Freeman

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Film

Amy Taubin’s “Carte Blanche” The golden-age Village Voice critic and actress recalls the days of Warhol’s Factory and SoHo before tourists, as her film program debuts at New York’s MoMA

By Nicolas Rapold

Elements of Style

The Morty the Merrier New York’s finest bespoke tailor didn’t just craft suits—he stitched together a whole community

By Scott Asen

Kings of Comedy

Terminal Hilarity How three guys from the Milwaukee suburbs re-invented American comedy

By Josh Karp

Japan’s Moment in the Sun From the thriving food scene to the vintage shopping to the manicured aesthetic—not to mention the weak yen—Japan is having a moment

By Elena Clavarino

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In Colder Blood

By Jim Kelly

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Metaphysical Graffiti For the last decade, Blake Kunin has photographed members of the city’s prolific tag crews at work. His pictures memorialize their conquests—and a city whose street-art scene lives on

By Max Lakin

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The Good Fight

By Abhrajyoti Chakraborty

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The View from Here As the Vietnam War raged, and the draft struck, young actors found themselves performing for their lives

By Michael Elias

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Megan Stalter From Hacks to Lena Dunham’s new TV show, the Ohio-born actress isn’t afraid to be sensitive, theatrical, and “way too loud”

By Carolina de Armas

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You Don’t Know Bethenny The RHONY star and margarita mogul has emerged as an outspoken beauty savant—and everyone is listening

By Brennan Kilbane

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Publishing

Doctor Who? Meet the Boston brain doctor who lives a double life writing incredibly successful thrillers under the pen name Freida McFadden

By Will Pavia

Landing Gear

The Camera That Goes TikTok Fujifilm’s instant classic has captured the hearts, minds, and eyes of the social-media generation! A Swiss company’s “dumbphone” will protect you from Big Brother! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

T.G.I.S.

Our Attention-Whore Index Can professional victims HarMeg™ hang on to their No. 1 ranking? It’s up to them. But also up to you! Plus: news not to be missed

By George Kalogerakis

Dark Days at Harvey Nicks The London department store used to be the chattering classes’ byword for British style, but now it’s been outdone by its rival Harrods. Can the twentysomething son of the owner rejuvenate it?

By Ashley Baker

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