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Sarah Raffetto A fourth-generation Raffetto, of New York’s famed downtown pasta empire, talks honoring tradition—and departing from it

By Jensen Davis

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The View from Here Let me tell you about a technology that’s censor-proof, beyond the reach of A.I., and optimized for “deeper reading.” It’s called ink on paper

By John R. MacArthur

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk rules the roost. Chris Licht gets the boot. Can Prince Harry reclaim his throne? Plus: the oddest news from around the world

By George Kalogerakis

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Grace Gummer The actress, a member of a great acting family, is pivoting from theater to television

By Clara Molot

When Life Gives You Lemons … Produced by Pauline Chalamet and directed by Rachel Walden, the short film Lemon Tree is inspired by a true story from Walden’s grandfather’s childhood

By Clara Molot

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If Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing, What Does That Mean About Husbands? A viral Vogue article has our newly married editor in a tailspin

By Elena Clavarino

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Quit Doing That! Smoking cessation has never looked better, thanks to these new products and therapies

By Hannah Baxter

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The Fixer for the Fallen Juda Engelmayer has carved out a lucrative niche defending the indefensible, including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Harvey Weinstein. But there’s one client he wouldn’t represent—Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

By Megan Agnew

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Are Artists Brexiting London? And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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Mel Gibson Wants Your Forgiveness And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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Ellroy Confidential

By Paul Franz

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The Not-so-Dolce Vita

Scandal in Venice Behind a glamorous façade of art galas and gallery openings, the handsome scion of the historic Bauer Hotel family was allegedly running a sham gynecologic practice, filming women for porn

By Elena Clavarino

Style

Full Circle Following a career as a model, and a marriage to music legend Jimmy Iovine, Liberty Ross is reimagining her family business by bringing roller-skating to Rockefeller Center

By Laura Craik

The Perfect Ending

Brooke Garber Neidich The Sidney Garber Fine Jewelry designer answers 71 of life’s most pressing questions

End of Empire

By Max Carter

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The View from Here Bootlegging, drug dealing, Airbnb-ing. Diplomats abandoned by their countries turn to unusual trades to keep the consular lights burning

By John Beck

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Magnum Opus A new book celebrates the history and legacy of the Magnum Photos cooperative with work by Eve Arnold, Werner Bischof, René Burri, Martin Parr, and Alessandra Sanguinetti

By Elena Clavarino

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Two More Prince Andrew Dramas And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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Dishy! With $300,000 salaries, first-class travel, and endless opportunities to work with caviar, it’s boom times for private chefs

By Alexandra Wolfe

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The Man in the Lineup: Part III Anthony Broadwater was convicted of the 1981 rape of novelist Alice Sebold. After serving 16 and a half years, he was found innocent. Now he has a new set of worries

By Howard Blum

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Cracking the Code of Taylor Swift And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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What a Prick

The Big Shrink Is the era of overfilled hot-dog-bun lips reaching its peak? Stop your pouting!

By Brennan Kilbane

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The View from Here Where the 1960s had love and the 1980s greed, the 2020s are quickly being defined by anger. Forget the Roaring 20s—welcome to the Raging 20s!

By Bruce Handy

The Publishing World

Galley Envy Could the most coveted object of the summer be an uncorrected manuscript you can’t even buy?

By Carson Griffith

Designer Drugs A fashion designer who got his start with Oscar de la Renta is adding high style to his marijuana dispensary, and it’s attracting an unlikely clientele

By Bridget Foley

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