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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

By Stacie Stukin

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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

By John Mauceri

Letter from L.A.

The Battle for Chinatown In Los Angeles, the forces of gentrification face up against the long-term residents

By Quentin Cohan

Books

Richard Nixon’s Better Half

By Thomas Mallon

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

By Bob Colacello

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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

By Antonia Woloshyn

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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

By Tom Freston

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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 …

By Jonathan Margolis

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

By Carl Sferrazza Anthony

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

By George Kalogerakis

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Magical Mystery War

By Will Lloyd

Great Lives

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

By Amy Fine Collins

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 …

By Jonathan Margolis

Confessions of a Barneys-a-holic

By Ruth Peltason

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The Country That Never Was The Hindu nation of Kailasa is making friends across the world. Such a shame it doesn’t exist

By Charles Leerhsen

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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

By Douglas McGrath

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Gordon Parks’s Church Diaries In honor of Black History Month, a new coffee-table book collects never-before-seen images taken by the American photojournalist and civil-rights advocate during a 1953 assignment in Chicago for Life magazine

By Carolina de Armas

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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 …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Show Me the Money After Sofia Richie Grainge fashioned herself as the dewy duchess of quiet luxury, brands leapt to partner with her. Has the influencer game reached its peak?

By Lauren Larson

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Breaking Up with Facebook

By Emma Duncan

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Scandal

Mayhem at the Med Spa Med spas are popping up across the country. But do you know what’s really in those syringes and whether the person holding them is licensed?

By Amanda M. Fairbanks

Book Reviews

All Roads Lead to Vergil

By Max Carter

Great Lives

Architecture with the Power of Art Frank Gehry, more than anyone since Frank Lloyd Wright, made cutting-edge buildings that were genuinely popular

By Paul Goldberger

When Film Set the Fashion Theadora Van Runkle—the costume designer behind Bonnie and Clyde, Bullitt, and The Thomas Crown Affair—defined Hollywood cool

By Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger

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