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The View from Here As the once great Sports Illustrated withers, a former editor reflects on the profligate larks and obtuse decisions that reduced Time Inc. to a punch line

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Buckle Up! It wasn’t all that long ago that British Airways was known as “the world’s favorite airline.” Today, some Brits would rather take EasyJet

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Killing the Messenger Since Jimmy Finkelstein abruptly shuttered his eight-month-old, $50 million news start-up, hundreds of former employees have been airing their grievances on Slack

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The Tortured Musicians Department Vladimir Putin is resurrecting a Soviet-era, Eurovision-like competition—and crushing musicians’ dissent

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My Favorite Things Interior designer Jeremiah Brent reveals the items that make him feel most at home, from vintage chairs and versatile glassware to the gadget that helps him sleep better

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Super Bowl halftime show. Barbra Streisand reads from her memoir.

Eye of the Beholder What’s with the sudden proliferation of alcohol-free spirits and wine? After an extensive taste test, our beauty-and-wellness columnist breaks from her white Burgundy—and loves it. Bottoms up!

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The Attention-Whore Index Tucker Carlson is courting Putin, Bryan Johnson is expanding his body, and Donald Trump is comparing himself to Elvis. Who is grasping for your attention the most?

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The Long Good-Bye After 12 seasons, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David’s mostly improvised juggernaut and HBO’s longest-running comedy, comes to an end. Well, probably …

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Sweat Tracksmith Perhaps resembling an extra from an Alexander Payne film while running the loop in Central Park isn’t your thing. But for the rest of… Sparkle Bulgari x Save the Children For the past 15 years, Bulgari has teamed up with Save the Children to support dozens of long-term… Wear Le Prince Jardinier Is there anything worse than asking someone where he or she procured an item of clothing, only to be told, “Oh, this little store in Europe”?… Read True Believer American political life has its tragedies, and the 1960s brims with them. Take Hubert Humphrey, the crusading young mayor of… Scroll @youbelonginthis Everyone is wondering whether or not Taylor Swift will make it to Las Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium to cheer on her boyfriend… Carry Mystery Ranch If you work a desk job, you probably shouldn’t be carrying a backpack to the office. They tend to convey a “Just get me to the weekend”… Sweat Tracksmith Perhaps resembling an extra from an Alexander Payne film while running the loop in Central Park isn’t your thing. But for the rest of… Sparkle Bulgari x Save the Children For the past 15 years, Bulgari has teamed up with Save the Children to support dozens of long-term… Wear Le Prince Jardinier Is there anything worse than asking someone where he or she procured an item of clothing, only to be told, “Oh, this little store in Europe”?… Read True Believer American political life has its tragedies, and the 1960s brims with them. Take Hubert Humphrey, the crusading young mayor of… Scroll @youbelonginthis Everyone is wondering whether or not Taylor Swift will make it to Las Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium to cheer on her boyfriend… Carry Mystery Ranch If you work a desk job, you probably shouldn’t be carrying a backpack to the office. They tend to convey a “Just get me to the weekend”…

Stanislavsky’s Method Performed in Paris and set in America, Tony Award winner Richard Nelson’s new play reimagines a day on tour with Konstantin Stanislavsky’s Russian theater troupe

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Good Cop, Bad Cop Hollywood intimacy coordinators, or what the French are calling the “purity police,” are descending on Paris, pitting self-important filmmakers against young actresses

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To Catch a Mona Lisa Thief How Picasso got framed for stealing Leonardo’s masterpiece

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Burning Love A dating guide to Dante’s second circle of hell

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Wines of the Super Bowl A heavyweight Cabernet from a trio of offensive linemen? Or a quarterback’s soaring Chardonnay? Our award-winning restaurant critic tackles the N.F.L.’s wines

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Small Talk
“So besides opera and lurking, what do you do to relax?”

Valentin’s Day France’s newest superstar chef is drawing gourmets from all over Europe to Livingston, his restaurant in Marseille

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Society

Belles of le Bal Le Bal des Débutantes, in Paris, is a coming-out party to rival them all. The photographer who has documented it for 25-plus years takes stock of how a glamorous, unusual ritual has adapted to the times


State of the Art For more than five decades, architect James Wines has pushed for public art to be less self-serious. His first visit to Manhattan’s Hudson Yards suggests why

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Books

Diplomats at War: Friendship and Betrayal on the Brink of the Vietnam Conflict

by Charles Trueheart
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I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition

by Lucy Sante
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Murder, They Wrote

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Small Talk

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

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The Vacation of the Future Photography, painting, writing—creative retreats bring the potential for a life change, along with delicious food and beautiful lodgings

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Have You Flown the Britney Spears of Airlines? On this week’s podcast, Mark Ellwood takes us inside the hot mess formerly known as British Airways

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Chef’s Kiss Come for the romance, stay for the food—there’s plenty to love in the new film The Taste of Things

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Sickle, Bandolier, Guitar, by Tina Modotti, 1927.

Eternally Revolutionary

In 1923, after starring in a string of silent films, the 26-year-old Italian émigrée Tina Modotti shed her femme fatale persona and decamped for Mexico with her partner, the photographer Edward Weston. In the wake of the Mexican Revolution, Weston and Modotti landed in the midst of the country’s cultural renaissance, and while acting as both an apprentice and a muse for Weston, Modotti began working as a photographer in her own right. READ ON

Small Talk
“One semester in Paris and she’s come back completely insufferable.”

Rachel Kaly The New York– and Los Angeles–based stand-up comedian turns her mental illnesses into jokes

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“When love is missing on earth, you just have to look up higher.”
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Issue No. 239
February 10, 2024
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Issue No. 239
February 10, 2024

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