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The Attention-Whore Index Donald Trump goes low, Elon Musk goes Sieg heil!, and Mark Zuckerberg goes so macho

By George Kalogerakis

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Close-up

Alexandra Shapiro A native New Yorker revives her family’s 1970s Upper East Side restaurant

By Nina Friend

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t like your accent, Donald Trump doesn’t like your color, and Russell Brand doesn’t like your sexual-abuse allegations

By George Kalogerakis

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This Old Thing? In Palm Beach, the retro beach cabana is now the height of fashion

By Holly Peterson

100 Years of the Photo Booth Beloved by everyone from Andy Warhol to J.F.K., it’s a novelty whose novelty never wore off

By Sam Kashner

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Master of None Amid his battle to take back the White House, Donald Trump is in danger of becoming towerless and losing the Manhattan building that made him a star

By Hugh Tomlinson

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Nothing but Blue Skies Vacationing on the Amalfi Coast can be tiresome and disappointing. Not the case at Borgo Santandrea

By Ashley Baker

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Mother Knows Best Gerald Tsai Jr. revolutionized Wall Street and put Fidelity on the map with the help of one unlikely adviser—his mother, Ruth, the first woman to trade on the floor of the Shanghai Stock Exchange

By Justin Baer

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The Totes of Summer What does your media-branded tote bag reveal about you?

By Harrison Vail

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The Attention-Whore Index Lady Gaga warbles, Marjorie Taylor Greene howls, and Prince Harry wails

By George Kalogerakis

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Letter Head Master calligrapher Bernard Maisner may be living in a digital world, but he’s never been more in demand

By William Norwich

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Objects of Desire

A Brilliant Pair Meet Ron Anderson and David Rees, the duo behind the beloved New York jewelry label Ten Thousand Things, whose abstract designs have adorned everyone from Kate Moss to Julianne Moore

By Lynn Yaeger

Aperitivo O’Clock

The Great Venetian Spritz Off With Aperol losing its fizz, Cynar—a faintly medicinal, artichoke-based liqueur—is suddenly on the rise

By Elena Clavarino

Inside Story

Sister Act How the McLaughlin twins broke the glass ceiling of the male-dominated photography industry during the golden age of magazines

By Carol Kino

Cohn Job

By James Wolcott

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Gold Standard

By Ruth Peltason

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Dance of the “Brat Summer” The viral Apple dance—set to a Charli XCX song—is so simple and breezy even the Amish are doing it

By Alaina Demopoulos

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The Attention-Whore Index Macron punches for popularity, Trump continues his all-caps insanity, and Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused of all sorts of depravity. Plus, the strangest news from around the world

By George Kalogerakis

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How Hip-Hop Was Made After photographing London’s nascent punk scene, Janette Beckman moved to New York to chronicle hip-hop’s early days and founding artists—A Tribe Called Quest, Run-DMC, and LL Cool J among them

By Dana Brown

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Yanks-on-the-Wold The Cotswolds are alive with the sound of Americans

By Joseph Bullmore

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Eye of the Beholder Ashley Graham has been body-positive since before it was a buzzword. As one of the most compelling voices in modeling, she has transformed the fashion industry—and she’s just getting started

By Linda Wells

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Great Lives

Edward Jay Epstein The investigative journalist made a career of questioning accepted narratives, from the Kennedy assassination to the Black Panthers to the diamond industry

By Ash Carter

Murder, They Wrote

AIR MAIL’s Mystery Christmas Grab Bag A John Banville thriller set in Venice! A murder at the opera! A con man gets his comeuppance! And more mysteries to curl up with this holiday season …

By Lisa Henricksson

In the Haute Seat

Marie-Amélie Sauvé The French stylist and right hand to Nicolas Ghesquière answers 46 questions on fashion sense and other sensibilities, including her Parisian mainstays

Queens of the Night When you’re sleeping, these creams do all the work. Where do their powers begin—and end?

By Linda Wells

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