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Training Days Is there any better way to explore a country than by rail? The Royal Scotsman makes its case

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The Art of the New Deal Long before East Wing demolitions, Franklin D. Roosevelt commissioned a series of murals to employ artists amid the Great Depression. A social-media account pays tribute


Jean Pigozzi’s Guide to the Good Life The photographer, collector, and technology investor answers 43 of life’s most pressing questions

False Flags How flags—once symbols of patriotism, from children’s classrooms to Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell’s Union Jack dress—got co-opted by the far right

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Days of Decca A new book traces the life of Jessica Mitford, who ran away from home at 19—first to the the Spanish Civil War, and then to America

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“Always Be a Yes” How the wellness cult OneTaste turned consciousness-raising into alleged sex slavery

The Bastard Sons of Hunter S. Thompson In an excerpt from his memoir, the former Viacom and MTV C.E.O. recalls getting pitched by Vice’s infamous co-founder, Shane Smith


Roger That The cinematographer behind Fargo and The Shawshank Redemption, charts his enormous career in a new memoir

Ballet’s North Star Holiday tradition! Cash cow! George Balanchine’s production of The Nutcracker has involved audiences in the magic of dance every year since its premiere, in 1954

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Martine Syms’s Favorite Things The artist, filmmaker, and self-titled “conceptual entrepreneur” likes her holidays laced with cyanide and lip balm

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A Real-Life Mrs. Maisel A meticulously kept scrapbook sheds light on the little-remembered life of Jean Carroll, America’s first Jewish woman stand-up comedian

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