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Fashion Scents The new Balenciaga fragrances are a confident, sophisticated foil to the sugar-sweet body mists crowding our nasal passages

By April Long

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Travel

Bon Voyage! The former creative director at Condé Nast Traveler and founder of Yolo Journal shares her guide to the most crucial of travel companions: luggage

By Yolanda Edwards

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Look’s Book: Paris The insider’s guide to the best hairstylists, colorists, nail salons, and brow groomers in the epicenter of gorgeousness

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The Amsterdam Diaries The 12 Years a Slave director, Steve McQueen, and his partner, Bianca Stigter, discuss the making of Occupied City, a new documentary about Nazi-era Amsterdam

By Nicolas Rapold

Killing the Messenger Since Jimmy Finkelstein abruptly shuttered his eight-month-old, $50 million news start-up, hundreds of former employees have been airing their grievances on Slack

By Brian Stelter

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The Attention-Whore Index It’s back! And the cast looks strangely familiar: carroty-blond blowhards, kooky kings, hot-tempered tech gurus, and cringe-worthy congressmen. The seasons change, but Attention Whores will out!

By George Kalogerakis

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The Shop That Put the Swing in Swinging London At Granny Takes a Trip, the Chelsea clothing store whose customers included John Lennon, Mick Jagger, and Lou Reed, it was difficult to tell who was a pop star and who wasn’t

By Mark Rozzo

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Crème de la Crème The finest vineyards in France are turning their grapes into skin-care powerhouses, with prices that might make you woozy

By Brennan Kilbane

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Deirdre O’Connell The Tony Award–winning actress answers 59 of life’s most pressing questions

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The Singular Power of Avedon Gabriel García Márquez, Samuel Beckett, Louise Nevelson … an exhibition in Montreal showcases the photographer’s intimate portraits of aging, honing in on our universal mortality through wrinkles, follicles, and blemishes

By Tracy Doyle

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Susanna Moore Isn’t Done Running Away The author has never been one to stay put. Her new book is no exception

By Stephanie Danler

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Water Fight

The New York Yacht Club Goes to War During World War I, the lavish yachts of New York’s richest families—replete with Tiffany interiors and pipe organs—were commandeered into hunting German submarines

By Henry R. Schlesinger

Photography

A Passage to India Max Vadukul has spent the last few years chronicling India’s litter-and-pollution problem. The completed project goes on show this week in Milan

By Jay Fielden

What a Prick

Crazy Lips Those big balloon lips are upending beauty standards, changing social interactions, and maybe even dampening our mood

By Linda Wells

Jen Silverman The playwright makes their Broadway debut with The Roommate, starring Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone

By Rhoda Feng

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David Raffoul and Nicolas Moussallem Even after an explosion destroyed their Beirut studio, the young design duo is building bespoke furniture that’s captured the art world’s attention

By Elena Clavarino

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Crazy Rich Brides Now that weddings are made for Instagram, beauty teams have never been more vital. And their prices get more eye-watering by the minute

By Clara Molot

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Hitting the Books Three children’s-literature connoisseurs share a selection of their favorite picture books, past and present, for kids of every type

By Lane Smith, Joana Avillez, and Bruce Handy

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The Girls About London Town A new generation of female designers is re-writing the rules of U.K. fashion, building fiercely devoted communities and compelling visions of modern femininity

By Violet Conroy

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The Attention-Whore Index You can’t keep a good blowhard down. Some old familiars are back competing for your attention, but which one is worthy of your vote? You decide!

By George Kalogerakis

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The Red Light on Nob Hill For decades, the Huntington Hotel was San Francisco’s hideout for everyone from Marlene Dietrich to Truman Capote. After a five-year blackout and a grand renovation, its neon crown has flickered back to life

By Ben Ryder Howe

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Air Mail Diary

Emmanuel Macron Gets Some Very Expensive Advice And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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It Takes Two For the Paris Opera Ballet, choreographer Bobbi Jene Smith has collaborated with her husband, Or Schraiber, on a show that subverts gender clichés

By Genevieve Marks

T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index A brand-new champion wears the crown, but being a world-class narcissist is all about consistency. Just ask Elon Musk or Clarence Thomas, who are back seizing the spotlight once again

By George Kalogerakis

The Attention-Whore Index Joe Biden makes a novel play for your attention. But can he beat such grizzled showboaters as Harry and Meghan, Tucker Carlson, and Donald Trump?

By George Kalogerakis

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