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Meltdown in Millbrook After leaving Eleven Madison Park, restaurateur Will Guidara set out to open a five-star hotel in New York’s Hudson Valley. The town has other plans …

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Inside the Crime That Scandalized New York’s Bluebloods On this week’s podcast, Michael Gross takes a new look at the conviction of Brooke Astor’s son for stealing millions from her


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A Town Without Time READ

The Imperfect Ending

Kara Swisher The pioneering tech journalist, whose Burn Book is topping the best-seller lists, can’t wait to share her hates

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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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Online Special

His Last Duchess Samuel Ramey and Jessye Norman mesmerize in a 1989 Met performance of Bluebeard’s Castle

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The Nanny Diaries A solo show in New York honors Vivian Maier, the 20th-century nanny and amateur photographer whose richly nuanced work is only now getting its due

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Food and Wine

A New Golden Age At Le Veau d’Or, the chefs behind Frenchette are re-inventing a New York classic by changing as little as possible

Inside Story

Sister Act How the McLaughlin twins broke the glass ceiling of the male-dominated photography industry during the golden age of magazines


Books

To All the Demon-Lovers

Clubland Confidential

Gambling Man Jamie Reuben, of the English property-and-investment firm Reuben Brothers, is spending billions on hotels and private clubs in New York. But will the Upper East Side love him back?

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Modern Times

Busy Is as Busy Does It used to be that doing nothing was the ultimate luxury. Now being productive—or looking it—is everything

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Photography

The Accidental Collector Judy Glickman Lauder didn’t set out to become a collector. Yet she ended up amassing some of the most important images in photography, shot by everyone from Berenice Abbott to William Klein, to Weegee

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Head Cases

What About Bob? Who would’ve guessed that the snoozy, stodgy bob would become the favorite cool-girl cut? It just took some tweaks, a little mess, and a loose attitude

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All Wisconsin’s a Stage While often overlooked, the Midwestern state is home to some of America’s finest theater

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India Ennenga and Sebastian Clark The duo sending pocket-size books—collaborations with artists and writers—to people around the world

After Hours

Three Days in New Orleans The second annual New Orleans Book Festival, held on the Tulane University campus and co-chaired by Walter Isaacson, featured panels with Maggie Haberman, Michael Lewis, and AIR MAIL’s Alessandra Stanley and Nathan King


Millennial Matters

The Girl with the Gimlet Eye New York writer Natasha Stagg translated her exacting cultural critiques into work for big brands. Her latest book grapples with questions about social media, identity, and authenticity in our increasingly online world