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The Wife That History Forgot A new discovery sheds fresh light on Alice Hathaway Lee, Theodore Roosevelt’s first love, who was largely written off as inconsequential in the president’s life

By Edward F. O’Keefe

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The Eternal Ana Mendieta Four decades after her contentious death, the pioneer of body and land art—known for dissolving the boundaries between herself, nature, and the spirit world—is celebrated with a retrospective in London

By Patricia Zohn

Stayin’ Alive

How to Not Commit Suicide in Russia Even if you’re one of Vladimir Putin’s allies, you stand a good chance of catching a fatal case of the glums

By Henry Alford

Books

Moving Mountains

By Celia McGee

The Attention-Whore Index A bankrupt Swiss bank? A perp-walking ex-president? Sometimes the world seems topsy-turvy, but, thankfully, the royals are bickering as usual. Vote now on this week’s biggest attention suck! Plus: global news you might have missed

By George Kalogerakis

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Just like Home, only Better Is Chez Nous, in Charleston, the best small restaurant in America?

By Alan Richman

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State of Grace

By Apollinaire Scherr

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The Cult Around the Corner For nearly 30 years, a fringe psychologist exerted total control over the lives of his followers. His not-so-secret headquarters? A town house on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

By Daphne Merkin

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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

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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

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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

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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

Do or Diet?

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

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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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

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

By Nicholas Foulkes

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Weighty Issues

What’s Wrong with Dinner? Eating is so fraught today, thanks to Ozempic and Mounjaro, but intermittent fasting is getting renewed attention from wellness experts. Could it be the road to health and happiness?

By Mary Holland

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

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

By Laura Neilson

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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New York

The Wife That History Forgot A new discovery sheds fresh light on Alice Hathaway Lee, Theodore Roosevelt’s first love, who was largely written off as inconsequential in the president’s life

The Eternal Ana Mendieta Four decades after her contentious death, the pioneer of body and land art—known for dissolving the boundaries between herself, nature, and the spirit world—is celebrated with a retrospective in London

How to Not Commit Suicide in Russia Even if you’re one of Vladimir Putin’s allies, you stand a good chance of catching a fatal case of the glums

Moving Mountains

The Attention-Whore Index A bankrupt Swiss bank? A perp-walking ex-president? Sometimes the world seems topsy-turvy, but, thankfully, the royals are bickering as usual. Vote now on this week’s biggest attention suck! Plus: global news you might have missed

Just like Home, only Better Is Chez Nous, in Charleston, the best small restaurant in America?

State of Grace

The Cult Around the Corner For nearly 30 years, a fringe psychologist exerted total control over the lives of his followers. His not-so-secret headquarters? A town house on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

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

Matrons of the Arts

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

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!

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

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?

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

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

Family Therapy

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

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!

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

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

What’s Wrong with Dinner? Eating is so fraught today, thanks to Ozempic and Mounjaro, but intermittent fasting is getting renewed attention from wellness experts. Could it be the road to health and happiness?

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

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

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