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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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The Last Picture Show

One Hundred Years of Avedon Ahead of Richard Avedon’s centennial exhibition, Derek Blasberg reflects on the man who revolutionized fashion photography, and the mark he left on the genre as a whole

Disappearing Act

The 40-Year Con Nicholas Rockefeller—Yalie, Davos man, member of multiple boards—died a pillar of the West Coast establishment. Then the truth came out


Past is Prologue

From Anthem to Elegy Six gifted young poets signed up to fight in World War I. In their disillusionment, Michael Korda sees a cautionary tale for our time

Inside Story

The Beginning of Everything Polo, parties, and the American Dream … how my grandfather inspired Fitzgerald’s Gatsby

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Inside Story

The Year That Changed Everything The turn of the century saw a “stop the steal” election followed by a devastating terrorist attack. America was never the same

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Highlight

Go East, Young Man The native New Yorker Jamie Bogyo is finding his theatrical niche in London’s classy West End

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But First …

The View from Here Out with embarrassments like Jared Kushner. In with role models like Volodymyr Zelensky. Jewish pride is making a comeback. And that’s no joke

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Art and Commerce

Pop Goes the Lichtenstein The actor, writer, musician, director, and comedian (running out of space!) Steve Martin remembers his friend Roy Lichtenstein, the Pop-art master whose centenary is being honored with an exhibition curated by Irving Blum

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Head Cases

What a Racket! Don’t keep your eye entirely on the ball—the players at the U.S. Open have spectacular hair, thanks to a top-secret salon

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The Art of Deceit

Fake It Till You Make It He can mimic both Caravaggio and Rembrandt, and his art has been displayed in national galleries and royal households. But are Tony Tetro’s crimes also the sign of a more innocent age?

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Eight Questions

Jess Walter’s Rules for Writing Eight Questions with the author, who discusses inspiration, his process, and the moment he realized Obama was a fan

Books

Take the A+ Train


A Musical Life

Tom Lehrer Doesn’t Want to Talk to You How did one of the world’s greatest satirists nearly fade into obscurity?

Washington Confidential

Passion on the Potomac A new book hints at an affair between Jackie Kennedy and Robert McNamara spanning J.F.K.’s death, the Vietnam War, and several marriages

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But First …

The View from Here When Martin Amis stopped being the Mick Jagger of British fiction

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Close-up

Ronan Day-Lewis The 27-year-old painter directs his first feature film, Anemone, casting his father, Daniel Day-Lewis, in his first role since retiring in 2017

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Landing Gear

Sound Engineering Tuck into ChatGPT! Listen up for the sweet sounds of Japan! Can you say domo arigato, Mr. Roboto? And more

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French Exit

“All the Romance of Filmmaking Is Gone” Woody Allen on Paris, cancel culture, retirement, and “the whole mortality question”

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Vanity Case

The Fall of Man What happens when a man who banks on his looks starts to lose them? Boo-hoo!

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Inspector Gadget

Landing Gear Zen is the head that wears this crown; videoconferencing hardware with Hollywood ambitions; a wildlife-observation device for the birds; and more

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Landing Gear

Swinging into Spring An electric Mini that will make you feel like a Beatle! Leica’s latest camera will make a professional snapper out of you yet! Folding headphones you can’t afford to pass up! And more …

Photography

Always in Fashion A major retrospective highlights the many sides of famed photographer William Klein


Inconvenient Truths

Roanoke’s Requiem A grassroots effort attempts to make sense of a heartbreaking cancer surge among Roanoke College’s young alumni