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Great Lives

Michel David-Weill For 25 years, the French-born investment banker directed Wall Street’s most prestigious firm with the touch of an enlightened monarch

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Comedic Relief

Soaringly Sozzled Onstage Withnail and I is one of the most beloved—and bibulous—British films of all time. But can this bucolic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas be properly adapted into a play?

Books

What Women Want In an interview with Three Women’s Lisa Taddeo, the author discusses grief, vengeance, her new story collection, and, of course, women


Great Lives

Françoise Gilot Picasso’s muse and lover who left him after 10 abusive years continued a successful career as an artist and memoirist in her own right

Great Lives

Françoise Gilot Picasso’s muse and lover who left him after 10 abusive years continued a successful career as an artist and memoirist in her own right

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Annals of Delusion

Rudy Then and Rudy Now Rudy Giuliani’s fall from respected New York mayor to Trump consigliere is well documented. But the cracks in his moral makeup were there from the outset

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Beyond the Fringe

Legal Weasel Nerdy Harvard lawyer Ken Chesebro (Co-Conspirator 5) was a liberal until he got rich on Bitcoin and veered right, so much so that he advised Trump to use false electors to derail the 2020 election

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Elements of Style

The Morty the Merrier New York’s finest bespoke tailor didn’t just craft suits—he stitched together a whole community

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Fifty Shades of Antiquity

A Cavalcade of Depravity Shakespearean actors, Penthouse Pets, 3,000 Roman costumes, 450 gallons of fake blood, and Gore Vidal. Was Caligula the most ambitious porno ever made—or the raunchiest historical epic?

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Books

What Women Want In an interview with Three Women’s Lisa Taddeo, the author discusses grief, vengeance, her new story collection, and, of course, women

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1 Percent Problems

A Chicago Turf War When a flashy, young private-equity mogul sought to build a lavish compound on the shores of Lake Michigan, he didn’t count on pushback from the area’s old money

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Special Report

Hamas in America: The Untold Story An AIR MAIL investigation reveals the deep roots linking a web of U.S.-based charities and activist groups to the architects of October 7

Arts and Culture

History Boys A patrician cavalier and an Eeyorish football fan: the unlikely duo behind one of the world’s most successful podcasts


Photo Factory

The Last of the Giants Before Steve Jobs, Polaroid founder Edwin Land developed revolutionary products at the intersection of art and technology. Thanks to a devoted few, his 225-pound 20x24 camera lives on

From Russia with Money

Once upon a Time in Londongrad How did the party-mad millionaire son of a former Russian K.G.B. officer penetrate the very core of Britain’s political establishment?

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Film and Television

His Last Picture Show My Year with Peter Bogdanovich

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Little Britain

The Power and the Tory He’s the youngest British prime minister of the modern era. She’s thought to be wealthier than King Charles. Meet the U.K.’s newest power couple

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A Town Divided

There Goes the Neigh-borhood! In Florida, old-guard horse-lovers and new-money developers are duking it out for the soul of Wellington

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Côte d’Azur Confidential

L’Affaire Negresco In her final years, Hotel Negresco owner Jeanne Augier was surrounded by all sorts of interlopers. What’s to become of her $500 million fortune—and one of the crown jewels of the French Riviera?

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Kiss and Makeup

Ultra Violet As the fairy-tale life of Violet Grey founder Cassandra Grey enters its next chapter, her business goes back on the block

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School of Hard Knocks

Chris Whittle’s Teachable Moment The charter-school entrepreneur went from being one of the most acclaimed operators in the education sphere to losing everything. Will he be able to make a comeback?

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Wheels of Fortune

What Money Can’t Buy If you want an extremely limited-edition Bentley or Ferrari or Lamborghini, simply having the money isn’t enough. You’ve got to give a whole lot more

Reflections

Lost and Found Anorexia seemed to come out of nowhere—and was determined to steal decades of my life


Pro Bono

Bono Still Hasn’t Found What He’s Looking For The U2 front man’s new memoir is romantic, sincere, and self-effacing. More than an inventory of rock ‘n’ roll high jinks, it reveals how deep the trauma of losing his mother at just 14 sits, even today

Reflections

Lost and Found Anorexia seemed to come out of nowhere—and was determined to steal decades of my life

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