Air Mail

We All Make Mystiques The unforgettable night in New York when Jackie Kennedy watched as opera’s greatest diva sang Tosca and bungled the high C

By John Mauceri

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Letter from L.A.

The Battle for Chinatown In Los Angeles, the forces of gentrification face up against the long-term residents

By Quentin Cohan

Books

Richard Nixon’s Better Half

By Thomas Mallon

Television

All About Andy The former editor of Warhol’s Interview magazine on what Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series, The Andy Warhol Diaries, gets right and wrong

By Bob Colacello

Skeletons in the Closet The exposure of neo-Nazi elements in German law enforcement is a shock—but not a surprise, to those who have been paying attention

By Antonia Woloshyn

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The Sun God A sundial for the stars! The bike light that’s visible from a mile away! Headphones that even the hard of hearing can appreciate! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Jackie Kennedy, on Candid Camera Before marrying J.F.K., Jackie transformed a staid newspaper column into “the best escapist literature” in Washington

By Carl Sferrazza Anthony

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New Clues in the Notorious Lord Lucan Murders? And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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Magical Mystery War

By Will Lloyd

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A Man in Full As a stylist, artist, photographer, and filmmaker, Michael Roberts defied convention at every turn

By Amy Fine Collins

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Droning On The eye in the sky you’ve always dreamed of! Search-by-image software that beats out Google! A Breville coffee-maker that makes everything, from iced coffee to hot chocolate! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Books

Confessions of a Barneys-a-holic

By Ruth Peltason

Disappearing Act

The Country That Never Was The Hindu nation of Kailasa is making friends across the world. Such a shame it doesn’t exist

By Charles Leerhsen

Film

What a Glorious Feeling! Seventy years after Singin’ in the Rain splashed its way through theaters, it remains perhaps the greatest movie musical ever made

By Douglas McGrath

The Bed That Rocks A $115,000 musical bed with five-star-hotel provenance to put you at the center of the action! A powerful mini–chain saw to help keep your backyard in check! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Show Me the Money After Sofia Richie Grainge fashioned herself as the dewy duchess of quiet luxury, brands leapt to partner with her. Has the influencer game reached its peak?

By Lauren Larson

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Breaking Up with Facebook

By Emma Duncan

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Mayhem at the Med Spa Med spas are popping up across the country. But do you know what’s really in those syringes and whether the person holding them is licensed?

By Amanda M. Fairbanks

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All Roads Lead to Vergil

By Max Carter

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When Film Set the Fashion Theadora Van Runkle—the costume designer behind Bonnie and Clyde, Bullitt, and The Thomas Crown Affair—defined Hollywood cool

By Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger

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“Hold It Right There … ” With a devoted following among the fashion crowd—and a girlfriend in Kate Moss—Nikolai von Bismarck is London’s photographer of the moment

By Vassi Chamberlain

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Modern Times

Drop the Diet … … and pick up the needle. The latest trend in weight loss among the .01-percenters is pricey but highly effective injectables

By Hannah Seligson

Open Book

Collector’s Edition In a posthumous essay and drawings, the illustrator Pierre Le-Tan reflects on the art—and sport—of collecting

By Pierre Le-Tan

Annals of Delusion

Charlie Rose Tries to Bloom A #MeToo culprit, he’s trying to return to polite society, posting new interviews with Warren Buffett and others, and looking to sell his backlog of shows

By William D. Cohan

The Minorca Report One of the most low-key islands in Europe has retained its tranquility, despite the arrival of stylish new hotels

By Alexander Lobrano

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