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Owen Kline The actor’s directorial debut, a film about a young cartoonist finding his way, reflects his own childhood spent studying comic books and haunting video stores

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The Dating Game

Face, Tuned The secret to success with dating apps? Rethink the photos


Landing Gear

Fall Is for Notetakers A tablet that will take your to-do lists to the next level! The perfect appliance for roasting chicken! An oddly useful at-home endoscope! And more …

Weekend Sports

Pickleball Be Damned! In Los Angeles, padel—a cross between squash, tennis, and racquetball—is becoming the sport of choice for the 0.1 percent

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Blonde Ambition

Business Model How Kate Moss turned the attention from her decades of scandals—and the kids of the friends who shared them—into a successful talent agency

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Reaching for the Starman How a stylist went from cutting David Bowie’s mother’s hair to joining the rockstar’s rollicking Ziggy Stardust tour

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But First …

The View from Here Under China’s darkening shadow, Taiwan survives on a cocktail of caution and muted defiance

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A Look Back

Unforgettable You With a new biopic arriving later this month, Amy Winehouse is still captivating filmmakers and designers, more than 10 years after her death

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Inspector Gadget

Landing Gear Uncanny facial-recognition A.I. for plants; a godsent gadget to aid sore muscles; iPad Air’s fifth, heart-melting generation; and more

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Inspector Gadget

Secret Ingredients An impenetrable hard drive worthy of Bond! A speaker to ring in the Lunar New Year! The formula for a good night’s sleep! And more …

Literary Muses

The Real Jay Gatsby Did F. Scott Fitzgerald model his titular character after his real-life Princeton school-mate?


True Grit

Mr. Bad Guy No one was a better thug on-screen, or off, than Lawrence Tierney

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Elon Musk wants your financial information, Eric Adams suffers yet more humiliation, and Donald Trump spins lies without hesitation

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The Boats That Rocked

Going Overboard Though the Russia-Ukraine war has disqualified oligarchs from buying super-yachts (at least legitimately), the market for floating pleasure palaces for the Über-wealthy is booming

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Travel

Now That’s Wild At Kasiiya Papagayo, in Costa Rica, nature and nurturing collide in unexpected ways

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Landing Gear

There’s No Time Like Yesterday An instant camera that sets a new standard! A blast from the wristwatch past! The best way to listen to radio stations from around the world! And more …

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On the Road

I-95 Is Us Everybody hates it. It may well kill you. But as summer travel ramps up along Interstate 95, it’s time we recognize the highway as our national Main Street

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Beatles for Sale

All You Need Is Loot The market for Beatles memorabilia is valued in the billions and continues to climb. But will your kids care if you own John and Yoko’s Delft porcelain toilet?

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Weighty Issues

When “Healthy” Eating Goes Too Far Investigating the troubling rise of orthorexia, a new type of eating disorder

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Style

John and Alexandra Brodie’s Holiday Gift Guide With the help of his middle-school daughter, the former editor of Maisonette and editor of Todd Snyder rounds up the most charming cadeaux for tots, tykes, tweens, and teens

Inspector Gadget

Stirring Developments A hot-chocolate machine you didn’t know you needed; a secret-agent-worthy pair of wireless headphones; the recipe for better flavors; and more


Book Reviews

Back of the House to Full House

Film

Escaping the Fame Trap Josh Hartnett gave up Hollywood stardom for small movies, family life, and a herd of pygmy goats in the British countryside

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