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Adventures in Journalism

Assignment: Sinatra
Part III
Harold Hayes decides that Esquire will be proceeding with or without the cooperation of Sinatra—whom Talese trails to Las Vegas

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The View from Here Is Trump crazy like a fox—or just plain crazy? The director of the documentary series Unprecedented thinks the latter


Books

Golden Girls

Film

New Noir Diane Kruger discusses her feminist spin on the femme fatale in Marlowe, a Raymond Chandler adaptation in which she stars opposite Liam Neeson

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Inspector Gadget

Seeing Is Believing Augmented reality for a good cause! An e-reader that’s noteworthy! A wireless speaker that puts Sonos to shame! And more …

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Landing Gear

Screen Grab A TV that people will want to steal! A vacuum cleaner that bites the dust (in a good way)! A V.R. experience to humble Meta! And more …

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La Dolce Villa

Family Feud, Italian-Style An inheritance dispute featuring Roman nobles and a former Playboy centerfold sends a $534 million palazzo to the auction block

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Rules for Living

How to Know if You’re Common Decorator, bon vivant—and still enjoying cocaine at 85—Nicky Haslam releases his annual list of the tacky and unsophisticated

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Film

A Welcome Russian Invasion The director and Putin critic Kirill Serebrennikov spent the last few years in detainment. Now he’s back at Cannes with a new film—and a lot more to say about his homeland

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Modern Times

The New Brazilian Butt Lift A procedure for bodybuilder abs is going mainstream among Instagram influencers, soccer moms, and everyone in between

Lights Out!

Getting into Bed with Scarlett Johansson The actress and creator of the Outset, a new skin-care line, shares her evening routine in exquisite detail


Assets and Liabilities

Dark and Stormy The porn star whose testimony could help convict Donald Trump before the election has a new career as a gay icon and no intention of paying the $670,000 that she owes the former president

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Born to Sing Verdi Hawaiian star baritone Quinn Kelsey anchors the Met’s new Rigoletto

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The Epstein Chronicles

The $158 Million Question: Part II Leon Black told investigators that Jeffrey Epstein saved him more than $1 billion with his “unique” solutions. The Senate Finance Committee isn’t so sure

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Design for Living

Immortal Beauties What does it really take to become a fashion icon? The society queens of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans provide a few clues

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Design for Living

Immortal Beauties What does it really take to become a fashion icon? The society queens of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans provide a few clues

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Arts and Letters

She’s Got the Art World Sewn Up Lucy Sparrow has stitched herself into the front rank. Now she’s showing her most ambitious work yet

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High Times

The Slowdown A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy

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Style

Muse of the World The socialite heiress and fashion designer Daphne Guinness recalls musical advice from David Bowie, being best friends with Alexander McQueen, and dating Bernard-Henri Lévy

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School for Scandal

The Trenches of Academe Allegations of anti-Semitism have students, faculty, and donors at Harvard in an uproar—and the university’s new president is caught in the middle

Scoundrel Time

Disappearing Act The filmmaker behind Made You Look on why 2022 is poised to be the biggest year yet for art forgery and fraud


Great Lives

Barbara Walters When the pioneering female journalist interviewed the Shah of Iran, she fearlessly challenged his views on women

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What Happens in Vegas? Illustrator Ralph Steadman has been best known for his collaborations with Hunter S. Thompson. An immersive new exhibition may change that

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