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Letter from Naples

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Thanks to an influx of art, restaurants, and hotels, Naples, a city long considered too dirty and dangerous to visit, is more popular than ever

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Great Lives

Douglas McGrath After an early job at S.N.L., the high-spirited playwright and filmmaker went on to write the book for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and co-write the screenplay for Bullets over Broadway

High Times

Livin’ la Vida Circoloca Unlike history’s favorite nightclub parties, whose popularity was fleeting, Circoloco—nearly 25 years into its tenure in Ibiza—is cooler than ever


Classics Studies

Cinephilia, Italian-Style How a film festival showing nothing but old movies became an international hit

Facing the Music

Eurovision Gets Serious For decades, the international pop contest was a source of harmless fun for millions. This year, people are bracing for violence

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Air Mail Diary

Snippy and Short-Tempered? It’s Charles (III) in Charge! And other strange news about these curious days …

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Celebrity Skin

Non-Toxic Shock Agent Nateur’s Jena Covello has become one of the Internet’s most vocal proponents of so-called clean beauty. But when she began spreading conspiracy theories, things got dirty

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Landing Gear

A Furry Home Companion The A.I.-powered smart pet that’s way less creepy than you think! Have you considered a second skeleton? A pocket-size tablet that’s better than your Moleskine! And more …

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The Art of the Scam

Jho’s Low Blow How a Malaysian businessman laundered billions, financed The Wolf of Wall Street, looted his country’s state fund, and walked away unscathed—unlike his partners in crime

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Hollywood

Don’t Stop ’til You Get Enough Michael Jackson’s legacy has been milked by his lawyer for more than a decade—and it continues to be, with a controversial new biopic in the works

Books

Older and Wiser


Close-up

Ave Maria! She got Rudy Giuliani to fiddle with his crotch in the Borat sequel. Now Maria Bakalova steals the show as Ivana Trump in the new movie The Apprentice

Hidden Heroines A rare-book seller traces the influence of little-known female writers on Jane Austen’s beloved novels, from Pride and Prejudice to Emma

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Film

From Russia with Lust Sean Baker’s latest film, Anora, was a hit at Cannes and is now drawing Oscar buzz. How did he make sex work so respectable?

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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index Is Donald Trump set to dominate the spotlight once again? Or can some other narcissistic peacock tear your attention away from him? You decide!

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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

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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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Landing Gear

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 …

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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 …

Landing Gear

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 …


Landing Gear

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 …

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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