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GOINGS ON
The Martha Graham Dance Company won’t officially turn a hundred until 2026, but it’s starting the party early with multiple centennial seasons. The theme of the first, at City Center, is “American Legacies.”
WHAT IS NOISE?
Unpleasant sounds are a matter of perception—and control.
FLIGHT OF FANCY
Flying cars have long been a symbol of a future that never came. Are they finally here?
GET REAL
How video-game engines became the invisible infrastructure of our world.
WARP SPEED
Anni Albers helped establish weaving as art—then left it behind.
NO TIME TO DIE
When does the quest for a healthy life become unhealthy?
Profiles – Mr. Vengeance
The director of "Oldboy” and "The Handmaiden” brings his gift for spectacle to American television.
A Reporter at Large – The Assault
One of Ukraine's most skilled fighting units battles beneath a canopy of drones.
Our Local Correspondents – Trash, Trash Revolution
What would it take to really clean up New York City?
WILD THINGS
In movies as in life, never assume. One of the joys of being a film critic is encountering surprising work from filmmakers whose habits seemed all too ingrained.
SCARED STRAIGHT
The posture wars, past and present.
ON AND OFF THE MENU BALABUSTA
At home with Joan Nathan, the grande dame of Jewish cooking.
THE CRITICS BOOKS CANDYLAND
A new biography assembles the story of the trans actress and gender revolutionary Candy Darling.
Finistère Kevin Barry
The big man was in a condition of thrilling remorse. He was brokenhearted again at fifty-five and loving it.
OLD-FASHIONED KNOW-HOW
Listen, kid, when you’ve been through the things I’ve been through, you know some things about things.
Turner Classic
In the last few years, English actor Callum Turner has worked with Clooney, Hanks, and Spielberg-so yes, you could say it's going well. VF catches up with Hollywood's latest heartthrob as he takes downtown NYC in style
Out of Sight
Inside Apple Park, CEO Tim Cook talks exclusively to vf about the genesis of a "Mind-blowing" new device that will shape his legacy and, perhaps, how we see the world
Writers on writing
When I wrote Daughters of Shandong, my biggest challenge was finding a way to convey, in full force, the gravity of what my characters overcame.
THE DEANS' LIST
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY POWER COUPLE ALICIA KEYS AND KASSEEM \"SWIZZ BEATZ\" DEAN HAVE HELPED LEAD THE WAY FOR A GENERATION OF COLLECTORS OF BLACK ART. THE REST OF THE WORLD IS FINALLY CATCHING UP
ONCE MORE WITH FEELING
For nearly 60 years, CABARET has transfixed-and shocked-audiences the world over. As Broadway welcomes a new revival starring Eddie Redmayne, MICHAEL RIEDEL discusses the musical's enduring power with Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Sam Mendes, and other keepers of the flame
THE KING'S Gambit
Margrethe II catapulted the Danish royal family to stratospheric heights of popularity. Her sometimes controversial son Frederik X faces a tougher road
SOMETHING WICKED
Director Jon M. Chu originally thought unknowns would play Glinda and Elphaba in his adaptation of Wicked, but he had to settle for superstars: ARIANA GRANDE and CYNTHIA ERIVO. VF goes on set for an exclusive peek at the beloved musical's big-screen debut
THE CONFESSIONS OF INIGO PHILBRICK
The wunderkind dealer personified the art market's wealth-generating potential and its unregulated excesses-until he pleaded guilty in what was the largest art fraud in US history. Now out of prison and \"wearing the scarlet letter,\" Philbrick is searching for a second act
CRAZY-MAKING
Is gaslighting on the rise, or are or are you just imagining it?
THE DEVOURING NEON
Mesmerized by the music managers
FEAST MODE
The hottest table in France is an all-you-can-eat buffet in a local rec center.
HOPE
Vampire Weekend doesn't want your defeatist grousing
THE OLD PINBALL
\"The Who's Tommy\" returns.
VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
Exploring the fateful expeditions of Captain Cook.
OPPORTUNITY COST
How Chinese students experience America.