July 22, 2023
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Not So Charming

From Italy, Beatrice Borromeo pulls back the curtain on the Prince of Naples—the heir to the Italian throne—and the German model who tried to bring him to justice for the callous killing of her beloved brother …

Striking Behavior

From Paris, Alexandra Marshall reports that French journalists are on strike—mais bien sûr!—but this time, they might have a point …

Freaky Friday

From Boston, John Glatt tells the astonishing story of Shelby Hewitt, a 32-year-old social worker who infiltrated a number of different high schools posing as a teen as young as 13 …

Rule of Three

In his essential column, man-about-town George Hahn praises the simplicity of espadrilles, the joys of hotel minimalism, and the pleasures of brevity—especially when it comes to text messages …

The Big Picture

From the archives, Paloma Picasso, daughter of Pablo and Françoise Gilot, takes stock of her father’s estate—and reflects on his improprieties …

Virgil On The Ridiculous

From Rome, as the city endures a viciously hot summer, an Italian meteorologist takes to naming its heat waves after characters from Dante’s Inferno …

Decent Exposure

From the darkroom, Lloyd Grove traces the life of Edwin Land, the inventor of the Polaroid camera, without whom Chuck Close, William Wegman, and Andy Warhol would have to rethink their careers …

BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

The secret life of Jackie O … Dennis Rodman’s daughter and the U.S. soccer team at the Women’s World Cup … remembering the extraordinary Jane Birkin …. an Upper West Side sex cult … Julian Lloyd’s Swinging 60s pictures … The Exorcist lives on … Marisa Berenson, according to David Downton … the best new tech and gadgets … Vote now in our Attention-Whore Index Poll! …

But First …
Issue No. 210

The View from Here Hollywood isn’t the only strike zone. French journalists are picketing the latest antics of right-wing media mogul Vincent Bolloré

By Alexandra Marshall
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Barry Blitt’s Sketchbook
Schools for Scandal

A Pro and a Con For Shelby Hewitt, a Boston social worker in her 30s, posing as a teenage foster kid was easy. The question is: Why would anyone want to go back to high school?

By John Glatt
Photo Illustration by Chop Choppish Shop
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Abiding Mystery

Royal Mayhem The exiled would-be King of Italy got away with murder, then a German model demanded justice

By Beatrice Borromeo
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Air Supply

Big Little Lives

The kids are alright, or at least they will be, thanks to AIR SUPPLY’s charming selection of the world’s top toys, children’s clothing, baby miscellany, and more
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Photo: Bettmann/Getty Images (children)
Guest Edit

My Favorite Things Jamie Tisch, the art collector behind the Aspen concept gallery Pitkin Projects, shares her favorite design-forward finds from around the globe

By Jamie Tisch
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Design for Living

Rule of Three Spare yourself the embarrassment of bare feet! Get your act together by staying in a hotel! And much more, in our new column on how to live …

By George Hahn
Photograph by Phil Stern
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The Long, Hot Summer

While Rome Burns A brutal heat wave is shutting down daily life in Italy—and giving one clever weather forecaster the chance to flex his Dante knowledge

By Tom Kington
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T.G.I.S.

The Attention-Whore Index R.F.K. Jr. tries out anti-Semitism for size, and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie continue their never-ending, acrimonious divorce. Who’s grabbing your attention this week?

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Best
Look Magma A descendant of the early issues of Andy Warhol’s Interview (1969) and Georges Bataille’s Surrealist Documents (1929), Magma… Drive Bonacina x Garage Italia A good host never expects gifts, always offers a drink upon entry, and, when necessary, provides a courtesy… Treat Carissa’s Bakery If you’ve been summering out East for a while, you’re certainly acquainted with Round Swamp Farm and Loaves & Fishes. The generations-old… Read Ernie in Kovacsland “His public image is hair-raisingly genuine,” wrote Frederic Morton in his 1958 profile of Ernie Kovacs. The American television comedian… Indulge Dunhill Even the person who has everything does not have the new Case of Delights, from Alfred Dunhill. Produced in a limited edition of 10… Swim Lido It’s not exactly Hunza G’s fault that everyone under the sun is wearing its 80s-rific suits, all made in that thick, elasticized ruched fabric… Look Magma A descendant of the early issues of Andy Warhol’s Interview (1969) and Georges Bataille’s Surrealist Documents (1929), Magma… Drive Bonacina x Garage Italia A good host never expects gifts, always offers a drink upon entry, and, when necessary, provides a courtesy… Treat Carissa’s Bakery If you’ve been summering out East for a while, you’re certainly acquainted with Round Swamp Farm and Loaves & Fishes. The generations-old… Read Ernie in Kovacsland “His public image is hair-raisingly genuine,” wrote Frederic Morton in his 1958 profile of Ernie Kovacs. The American television comedian… Indulge Dunhill Even the person who has everything does not have the new Case of Delights, from Alfred Dunhill. Produced in a limited edition of 10… Swim Lido It’s not exactly Hunza G’s fault that everyone under the sun is wearing its 80s-rific suits, all made in that thick, elasticized ruched fabric…
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

By Lloyd Grove
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Small Talk

On the Road with Ron DeSantis The presidential hopeful takes us with him on his campaign stops, from Las Vegas to Tallahassee

By Jay Martel
Photo Illustration by Chop Choppish Shop
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Great Lives

The Je Ne Sais Quoi of Jane Birkin A lifetime of photographs pays tribute to the French-British actress and singer who inspired the iconic handbag

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Jane Birkin in 1974.
Birkin in Michel Boisrond’s 1975 film, Catherine & Co.
Top, Serge Gainsbourg and Birkin in London for the opening of their 1976 film, Je T’Aime Moi Non Plus; above, the pair in a scene from Pierre Koralnik’s 1970 film Cannabis.
Gainsbourg and Birkin
Birkin and Gainsbourg launch their song “La Décadanse” on the dance floor of the Whiskey à Gogo nightclub in Cannes, in 1972.
Top, Brigitte Bardot and Birkin in Rogert Vadim’s 1973 film, If Don Juan Were a Woman, Bardot’s last-ever film; above, Birkin in a scene from Agnès Varda’s 1988 docudrama, Jane B. par Agnès V.
Birkin and Bardot film on the rail ferry to Dover, in 1972.
Birkin in the “Poor Cherry” episode of the Armchair Theatre TV series, in 1967.
Top, Birkin, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival; above, Birkin with Kate Barry, her daughter by the Bond-film composer John Barry, on the Côte d’Azur, circa 1960s.
Birkin in 1972.
Birkin, right, and her daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg attend the screening of Gainsbourg’s film, Jane par Charlotte, at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Birkin and Gainsbourg, photographed by Bert Stern for Vogue’s June 1970 issue.
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Landing Gear

City of Stars A telescope that will cut through light pollution! A TikTok-approved neck fan! A mobile hot-spot router to keep your Wi-Fi connection humming! And more …

By Jonathan Margolis
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Small Talk
“What’s a polite yet firm way of letting them know I don’t like modern architecture?”
“What’s a polite yet firm way of letting them know I don’t like modern architecture?”
Artistic License

The Afterlife of Pablo Paloma Picasso, who is taking control of her father’s estate, on defending the artist’s legacy from revisionists

By David Chazan
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Country Pursuits

Horse Sense Little-known photos by Julian Lloyd hearken back to the Swinging 60s and the electric meeting point of British society, rock ’n’ roll, and, of course, horses

By James Fox
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Little Britain

Best in Grow In England, the village show presents a ripe opportunity to show off

By Daisy Dawnay
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Small Talk
Annals of Delusion

The Cult Around the Corner For nearly 30 years, a fringe psychologist exerted total control over the lives of his followers. His not-so-secret headquarters? A town house on Manhattan’s Upper West Side

By Daphne Merkin
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Books
Charles Finch On

Be Mine and Somebody’s Fool

by Richard Ford and Richard Russo
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Nicolas Rapold On

The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear

by Nat Segaloff
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Small Talk
“I love you in a suit. You look so … employed.”
“I love you in a suit. You look so … employed.”
Inside Story

The Secret History Jackie O spent the years after her husband’s assassination trying to keep out of the public eye. Years later, her job as a book editor encouraged her to see the value in revealing private people’s secrets

By J. Randy Taraborrelli
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Listen

The Inside Story on the Prince Who Got Away with Murder On this week’s podcast, the director of a new documentary reveals how she caught a killer

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Close-up

Trinity Rodman At just 21, the record-breaking soccer star, who happens to be Dennis Rodman’s daughter, is taking the field in the FIFA Women’s World Cup

By Paulina Prosnitz
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Chicago

We’ll always have Paris: the Richard H. Driehaus Museum debuts an exhibition on Hector Guimard, the man behind the designs of the Paris Métro …

Leeds

Off the wall: the Henry Moore Institute features three of Egon Altdorf’s steel sculptures as well as a series of his woodcuts and prints …

Edinburgh

Smash hits: the National Galleries of Scotland presents the largest-ever exhibition of Grayson Perry’s work …

Bilbao

Measuring infinity: the Guggenheim showcases the work of the German-Venezuelan visual artist Gego, in a carefully curated and chronological time line—a stark contrast to her own modus operandi …

Online

Move over, Samson: the long-neglected Henry VIII of Camille Saint-Saëns stages comebacks on two continents …

Small Talk
Highlight

Go East, Young Man The native New Yorker Jamie Bogyo is finding his theatrical niche in London’s classy West End

By Matthew Gurewitsch
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Elements of Style

Queen of the Scene

From working with Irving Penn and Richard Avedon in the 1960s to being directed by Luchino Visconti and Stanley Kubrick in the 1970s, Marisa Berenson has an elegance and charm that have never run out
By David Downton
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Klaus Kremmerz’s Sketchbook
If you know, you know: the grand staircase at Villa Malaparte, in Capri, the setting for Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 classic Le Mépris, starring Brigitte Bardot.
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