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Becoming Gloria Steinem The artist Barbara Nessim recalls how she and the future feminist icon lived together, danced together—and shared a fierce determination not to settle down

By Madeleine Spence

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Matrons of the Arts

By Laura Freeman

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

By Daphne Merkin

T.G.I.S.

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!

By George Kalogerakis

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

By Madeline Weinfield

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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?

By Ashley Baker

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Wish You Were Here! Love, Stephen Stephen Hough’s Piano Postcards mirrors a classical star’s life on the road

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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

By John von Sothen

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Family Therapy

By Michael Knox Beran

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The Sweet Life of Tom Carvel How a Greek immigrant with big dreams grew a faulty ice-cream cart into an American franchise behemoth that would serve Flying Saucers and Fudgie the Whales to many generations to come

By Nathan King

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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!

By George Kalogerakis

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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

By Nicolas Rapold

The Watchman

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

By Nicholas Foulkes

T.G.I.S.

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

By George Kalogerakis

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

By Laura Neilson

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Happy, Peppy People Everyone wants more; everyone wonders where theirs went. No, it’s not money. A longevity doctor tells us how to boost our energy

By Linda Wells

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Face Time From Whitney Houston to Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Louise Bourgeois to Kate Moss, a new coffee-table book collects a lifetime of portraits by the photographer Bruce Weber

By Elena Clavarino

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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

By Jeanne Malle

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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

By Hannah Seligson

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

By Alex Belth

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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

By Flora Gill

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Air Mail Diary

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

By George Kalogerakis

Hot Flash!

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

By Alexandra Marshall

The Duke and Duchess of Drama Harry and Meghan’s new Netflix documentary ignores reality for the higher purpose of demonizing the royal family—and elevating themselves

By Hilary Rose

The Attention-Whore Index We have a new champion, but will his fabulations keep the other poseurs at bay? The decision is up to you!

By George Kalogerakis

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