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Lartigue on La Côte d’Azur In the early 30s, the photographer and playboy Jacques-Henri Lartigue took a job shooting a movie on the French Riviera. The film went nowhere—but Lartigue became a legend
Adventures in Journalism
Going After the Gonzo When the author was sent to visit Hunter S. Thompson—five months before Thompson shot himself—he found a writer trapped inside a legend
Great Lives
Michel David-Weill For 25 years, the French-born investment banker directed Wall Street’s most prestigious firm with the touch of an enlightened monarch
Great Lives
Françoise Gilot Picasso’s muse and lover who left him after 10 abusive years continued a successful career as an artist and memoirist in her own right
Annals of Delusion
Rudy Then and Rudy Now Rudy Giuliani’s fall from respected New York mayor to Trump consigliere is well documented. But the cracks in his moral makeup were there from the outset
Beyond the Fringe
Legal Weasel Nerdy Harvard lawyer Ken Chesebro (Co-Conspirator 5) was a liberal until he got rich on Bitcoin and veered right, so much so that he advised Trump to use false electors to derail the 2020 election
Photo Factory
The Last of the Giants Before Steve Jobs, Polaroid founder Edwin Land developed revolutionary products at the intersection of art and technology. Thanks to a devoted few, his 225-pound 20x24 camera lives on
From Russia with Money
Once upon a Time in Londongrad How did the party-mad millionaire son of a former Russian K.G.B. officer penetrate the very core of Britain’s political establishment?
Unhappy Valley
The Wrath of Huang Nvidia C.E.O. Jensen Huang insists that, unlike his infamous temper tantrums, his A.I. chips don’t pose a threat to mankind
