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The Science of Sleep

Dream On! Is an eye-wateringly expensive mattress the fastest route to the most restorative sleep? The salespeople at Hästens would like a word with your wallet

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The State of Their Union While the “bromance” between Barack Obama and Joe Biden has dominated headlines, the unseen tensions between the two have shaped politics

Books

Book of Judith


After Hours

A Night Celebrating Vincenzo Latronico and Meghan Daum At a party hosted by AIR MAIL and Montblanc, Sarah Jessica Parker, Emma Roberts, and Bette Midler toasted the winners of the inaugural Tom Wolfe literary prizes

Style

Sitting Pretty Long before table-scaping was a trend, Simrane was dressing the toniest tables around the world

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Landing Gear

Private Eyes A security-camera system that runs on solar power! The cheapest way to strike gold! A treasure trove of sound effects, courtesy of the BBC! And more …

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Literary Matters

A Tale of Two Bobs A new documentary celebrates the Homeric labors of Robert Caro and his editor, Robert Gottlieb—and ends with a cliff-hanger

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Food for Thought

Dishing with Ruthie Rogers In an exclusive excerpt from the River Cafe impresario’s forthcoming book, Wes Anderson, Paul McCartney, Tina Fey, David Beckham, and others talk all things food, from microwave dinners to caviar

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Inside Story

Face Value At the turn of the 20th century, American women wouldn’t touch blush or lipstick. Then, with her Upper East Side salon, Elizabeth Arden made makeup fashionable

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13 Going On 30

Mouthing Off My teenage daughter’s obsession with makeup drives me insane. And it’s all my fault

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Food

The Never-Ending Dinner Party At Sally Clarke’s eponymous restaurant, in Notting Hill, the good times rage on

Landing Gear

Ones to Watch An Apple Watch for the books (and manuals)! The simplest way to keep tabs on your canine and feline friends! A barometer from a simpler time! And more …


Landing Gear

City of Stars A telescope that will cut through light pollution! A TikTok-approved neck fan! A mobile hot-spot router to keep your Wi-Fi connection humming! And more …

Inspector Gadget

Landing Gear The fountain of youth in laser-pen format; a discreet camera challenging smartphone photography’s dominance; robotic pets finally worth the hype; and more

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On the Road

Italians Do It Better Is la dolce vita anything but a fantasy? Our American pilgrim immerses himself in pleasure, determined to find out—or die trying

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Close-up

Owen Kline The actor’s directorial debut, a film about a young cartoonist finding his way, reflects his own childhood spent studying comic books and haunting video stores

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The Dating Game

Face, Tuned The secret to success with dating apps? Rethink the photos

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Inside Story

Sam Shepard and the Blue Star Kachina Inside the making of Operation Sidewinder, the playwright’s first and only drama to premiere on Broadway

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Landing Gear

Fall Is for Notetakers A tablet that will take your to-do lists to the next level! The perfect appliance for roasting chicken! An oddly useful at-home endoscope! And more …

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A Literary Life

The Curious Case of Thomas Pynchon With the release of Shadow Ticket, his first novel in 12 years, and the Vineland-inspired One Battle After Another in theaters, only one thing is for sure: the author won’t be in evidence

Weekend Sports

Pickleball Be Damned! In Los Angeles, padel—a cross between squash, tennis, and racquetball—is becoming the sport of choice for the 0.1 percent


Blonde Ambition

Business Model How Kate Moss turned the attention from her decades of scandals—and the kids of the friends who shared them—into a successful talent agency

Reaching for the Starman How a stylist went from cutting David Bowie’s mother’s hair to joining the rockstar’s rollicking Ziggy Stardust tour

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