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Food and Wine

The Last Front-of-House Man For five decades, Ken Aretsky has defied New York restaurant odds by making charm, simplicity, and elegance the first orders of business

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A Look Back

All for One It was sacred and profane and unlike anything that had come before it. CK One defined a generation and became a prophesy

Skin in the Game

Take a Seat, Ma’am Why do New York City’s top dermatologists need V.I.P. concierges? To learn all your secrets!


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The Sweet Sound of Success Headphones that will make the Taylor Swifts of the world jealous! A camera that will earn you a spot in the press pool! And more …

Real-Estate Rarities

Bleak House Cotchford Farm, former home to a Rolling Stone and Winnie-the-Pooh, is now available to rent. But its blighted past may be difficult for some vacationers to ignore …

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Walking on the Moon The coolest way to commute! Inner-city composting made easy! A projector with a 120-inch display that you can take anywhere! And more …

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Set for Summer A film camera that takes just-good-enough photos! Cure your snoring with … a kettle? Piss off the street urchins by giving them your phone! And more …

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Inside Story

Hollywood’s Hidden Genius Elaine May was Mike Nichols’s comedic other half, and directed some of the last century’s quirkiest movies, from The Heartbreak Kid to Ishtar. Then she all but disappeared

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Profiles in Patronage

L.A. Paints Itself Since the 1960s, Joan Agajanian Quinn has supported the careers of L.A. artists, from Ed Ruscha to Frank Gehry. Now her rarely shown collection is on view in Laguna Beach

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Drama Queen

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

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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

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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


When Putsch Comes to Shove

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

Adventures in Journalism

The Bastard Sons of Hunter S. Thompson In an excerpt from his memoir, the former Viacom and MTV C.E.O. recalls getting pitched by Vice’s infamous co-founder, Shane Smith

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Landing Gear

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 …

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Inside Story

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

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Air Mail Diary

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

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Great Lives

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

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Landing Gear

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 …

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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


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

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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 …

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