Air Mail

All Roads Lead to Claudia Cardinale

By Michael Hainey

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Travel

Classic Greece How to spend summer there like a local? Start with a coastal drive along the Athenian Riviera

By Alexander Lobrano

Adventures in Journalism

Assignment: Sinatra
Part III Harold Hayes decides that Esquire will be proceeding with or without the cooperation of Sinatra—whom Talese trails to Las Vegas

By Gay Talese

Travel

How to Win at the Paris Flea Market At the world’s largest antiques market, a new breed of personal shopper helps deep-pocketed visitors navigate the stalls, haggle with vendors, and ship their treasures home

By John von Sothen

The View from Here Is Trump crazy like a fox—or just plain crazy? The director of the documentary series Unprecedented thinks the latter

By Errol Morris

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Golden Girls

By Michael Knox Beran

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The Bigger Picture

By Celia McGee

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New Noir Diane Kruger discusses her feminist spin on the femme fatale in Marlowe, a Raymond Chandler adaptation in which she stars opposite Liam Neeson

By Graham Fuller

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Seeing Is Believing Augmented reality for a good cause! An e-reader that’s noteworthy! A wireless speaker that puts Sonos to shame! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Screen Grab A TV that people will want to steal! A vacuum cleaner that bites the dust (in a good way)! A V.R. experience to humble Meta! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

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Family Feud, Italian-Style An inheritance dispute featuring Roman nobles and a former Playboy centerfold sends a $534 million palazzo to the auction block

By Rachel Donadio

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Rules for Living

How to Know if You’re Common Decorator, bon vivant—and still enjoying cocaine at 85—Nicky Haslam releases his annual list of the tacky and unsophisticated

By Laura Pullman

Film

A Welcome Russian Invasion The director and Putin critic Kirill Serebrennikov spent the last few years in detainment. Now he’s back at Cannes with a new film—and a lot more to say about his homeland

By Nicolas Rapold

Modern Times

The New Brazilian Butt Lift A procedure for bodybuilder abs is going mainstream among Instagram influencers, soccer moms, and everyone in between

By Tatiana Boncompagni Hoover

Getting into Bed with Scarlett Johansson The actress and creator of the Outset, a new skin-care line, shares her evening routine in exquisite detail

By Jensen Davis

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Dark and Stormy The porn star whose testimony could help convict Donald Trump before the election has a new career as a gay icon and no intention of paying the $670,000 that she owes the former president

By Jeffrey Toobin

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Ella Stiller After discovering a knack for comedy at Juilliard, Ben Stiller’s 23-year-old daughter is now starring alongside Lisa Kudrow in the third and final season of The Comeback

By Paulina Prosnitz

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Hot Shot Have we gone too far in the race for beauty? Ryan Murphy’s new series has some answers, and they aren’t pretty

By Linda Wells

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Born to Sing Verdi Hawaiian star baritone Quinn Kelsey anchors the Met’s new Rigoletto

By Matthew Gurewitsch

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The $158 Million Question: Part II Leon Black told investigators that Jeffrey Epstein saved him more than $1 billion with his “unique” solutions. The Senate Finance Committee isn’t so sure

By Johanna Berkman

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Immortal Beauties What does it really take to become a fashion icon? The society queens of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans provide a few clues

By Amy Fine Collins

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Design for Living

Immortal Beauties What does it really take to become a fashion icon? The society queens of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans provide a few clues

By Amy Fine Collins

Arts and Letters

She’s Got the Art World Sewn Up Lucy Sparrow has stitched herself into the front rank. Now she’s showing her most ambitious work yet

By Mark Rozzo

Landing Gear

Not Just iPhoning It In An Apple product that’s genuinely different! A Leica that’s easy to focus! A portable speaker designed by physicists! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis

The Slowdown A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy

By David Christopher Kaufman

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New York

All Roads Lead to Claudia Cardinale

Classic Greece How to spend summer there like a local? Start with a coastal drive along the Athenian Riviera

Assignment: SinatraPart III Harold Hayes decides that Esquire will be proceeding with or without the cooperation of Sinatra—whom Talese trails to Las Vegas

How to Win at the Paris Flea Market At the world’s largest antiques market, a new breed of personal shopper helps deep-pocketed visitors navigate the stalls, haggle with vendors, and ship their treasures home

The View from Here Is Trump crazy like a fox—or just plain crazy? The director of the documentary series Unprecedented thinks the latter

Golden Girls

The Bigger Picture

New Noir Diane Kruger discusses her feminist spin on the femme fatale in Marlowe, a Raymond Chandler adaptation in which she stars opposite Liam Neeson

Seeing Is Believing Augmented reality for a good cause! An e-reader that’s noteworthy! A wireless speaker that puts Sonos to shame! And more …

Screen Grab A TV that people will want to steal! A vacuum cleaner that bites the dust (in a good way)! A V.R. experience to humble Meta! And more …

Family Feud, Italian-Style An inheritance dispute featuring Roman nobles and a former Playboy centerfold sends a $534 million palazzo to the auction block

How to Know if You’re Common Decorator, bon vivant—and still enjoying cocaine at 85—Nicky Haslam releases his annual list of the tacky and unsophisticated

A Welcome Russian Invasion The director and Putin critic Kirill Serebrennikov spent the last few years in detainment. Now he’s back at Cannes with a new film—and a lot more to say about his homeland

The New Brazilian Butt Lift A procedure for bodybuilder abs is going mainstream among Instagram influencers, soccer moms, and everyone in between

Getting into Bed with Scarlett Johansson The actress and creator of the Outset, a new skin-care line, shares her evening routine in exquisite detail

Dark and Stormy The porn star whose testimony could help convict Donald Trump before the election has a new career as a gay icon and no intention of paying the $670,000 that she owes the former president

Ella Stiller After discovering a knack for comedy at Juilliard, Ben Stiller’s 23-year-old daughter is now starring alongside Lisa Kudrow in the third and final season of The Comeback

Hot Shot Have we gone too far in the race for beauty? Ryan Murphy’s new series has some answers, and they aren’t pretty

Born to Sing Verdi Hawaiian star baritone Quinn Kelsey anchors the Met’s new Rigoletto

The $158 Million Question: Part II Leon Black told investigators that Jeffrey Epstein saved him more than $1 billion with his “unique” solutions. The Senate Finance Committee isn’t so sure

Immortal Beauties What does it really take to become a fashion icon? The society queens of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans provide a few clues

Immortal Beauties What does it really take to become a fashion icon? The society queens of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans provide a few clues

She’s Got the Art World Sewn Up Lucy Sparrow has stitched herself into the front rank. Now she’s showing her most ambitious work yet

Not Just iPhoning It In An Apple product that’s genuinely different! A Leica that’s easy to focus! A portable speaker designed by physicists! And more …

The Slowdown A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy

Assignment: Sinatra
Part III Harold Hayes decides that Esquire will be proceeding with or without the cooperation of Sinatra—whom Talese trails to Las Vegas