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The Secret Daughter A battle over the estate of Mario D’Urso—the Italian banker and senator who epitomized the 1970s jet set—gets complicated when a daughter he didn’t know he had enters the picture

By James Eli Shiffer

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Adventures in Photography

The Cult of Leica The German camera company, which has supplied photographers from Henri Cartier-Bresson to Annie Leibovitz and sabotaged the Third Reich during W.W. II, turns 100 this year

By Jonathan Margolis

Books

In Colder Blood

By Jim Kelly

On the Rails

Palace on Wheels $50,000 for a day trip, no problem—a window into the over-the-top rail holidays of the ultra-wealthy

By Elissa Hunter

Dae Kim At just 29 years old, the Per Se alum is the head chef at Manhattan’s splashiest new fine-dining restaurant

By Jeanne Malle

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Manolo Blahnik’s Good Life The shoe designer relies on Flaubert, ten Labradors, old-school etiquette, and a love of toe cleavage

By Holly Parmelee

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Fishing for Complements The charming owner of Estiatorio Milos has returned to his homeland with an alluring new hotel in Athens

By Alexander Lobrano

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The Whole $59 Million Yards Dress by Dior and music by Maroon 5—yes, the viral “wedding of the century” was between a car dealer’s daughter and her 29-year-old groom facing serious jail time

By Will Pavia

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The Longest Day In an exclusive excerpt from an upcoming history of The New York Times: how 9/11 tested the paper’s newsroom—and fueled a wildly successful transition online

By Adam Nagourney

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Copenhagen’s New Rival With stellar restaurants, irresistible shopping, and charming hotels, Bornholm is becoming Denmark’s most appealing vacation spot

By Mary Holland

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Down the Tubes With Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports driving up the cost of a key ingredient in American toilet paper, experts say a shortage may well be on the horizon

By Will Pavia

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Highlight

From the Outside

By Kelundra Smith

The Scenic Route

Island-Hopping Through the Aeolians, the Maurizio Cattelan Way The artist’s Sicilian jaunt eschews luxury hotels in favor of spontaneous boat trips, local patron-saint feasts, and art exhibitions you can wander into straight from the sea

By Maurizio Cattelan

Air Mail Diary

Jeff Koons on the Moon And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

The Way We Wordle How to win at the Internet’s latest obsession—now a part of The New York Times

By Jake Helm and Laura Hackett

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Batsheva Hay’s Guide to New York The fashion designer shares her go-to spots on the Upper West Side

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Who’s Afraid of Bushcore? Glossing over the bungling of Katrina and the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, younger generations are recasting George W. Bush as America’s most lovable grandfather

By Carolina de Armas and Paulina Prosnitz

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Where Oligarchs Have Found Safe Harbors And other strange news about these curious days …

By George Kalogerakis

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The Whales of August Jeweler Judy Geib fell under the spell of Moby-Dick—and has been inspired ever since

By Lynn Yaeger

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What Women Want How Harry Styles avoided the playboy label—despite having lots (and lots) of girlfriends—and became an exemplar for “positive masculinity”

By Sarah Ditum

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The Roaring 20s’ Jewel

By Max Carter

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Modern Times

Seeing Green The Cousteau family gets into the cannabis business

By Laura Neilson

Great Lives

Jody Gibson. Or, to Some of You Cads, “Babydol” In the 90s, she ran Hollywood’s most elite—and, perhaps, most expensive—prostitution ring

Great Lives

Jody Gibson. Or, to Some of You Cads, “Babydol” In the 90s, she ran Hollywood’s most elite—and, perhaps, most expensive—prostitution ring

The Attention-Whore Index Who will take the first title of the year? Nikki Haley? Jeff Koons? You-Know-Who? Plus, the world’s most delectable stories, collected for your reading pleasure!

By George Kalogerakis

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