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Forbidden Desires - Debussy, Strauss, and a new opera about John Singer Sargent, in Des Moines.

Debussy, Strauss, and a new opera about John Singer Sargent, in Des Moines.

My New Thing

My new thing is journaling. It was bullet journals, but now it’s journal bullets, which is where I make a quick note anytime I see a magazine. No, the other kind of magazine.

OUT THERE

In midlife, Gillian Anderson is proving that she’s not so buttoned-up.

STATE OF PLAY

Politics and the real” at the Festival d‘Avignon.

BORN AGAIN

The past and future of Christian fundamentalism.

PLAYING THE NUMBERS

My mother, the gambler.

UNCONVENTIONAL

No fear and loathing in Milwaukee, just confidence.

BLOOD RELATIVES

Did the U.K.’ most infamous family massacre end in a miscarriage of justice?

attila

Martha got the knife away from her mother and shut her in the garage. The garage was not for cars; it had been converted by the house’s previous owners into what the broker called a “mother-in-law apartment.”

THE FIN AND THE FURY

Beware of sharkless waters.

HOW TO BU A PRESIDEN

DONALD TRUMP'S JOKE OF A MEDIA COMPANY IS ALSO A $6 BILLION MEME STOCK-AND AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY FOR CORRUPTION.

Frogs' Legs Are Back on the Menu..

They're sautéed and served sizzling at the revamped Veau d'Or.

Hannah & Andre & Anna & Ryan

Twenty years ago, they were close friends. Then the betrayals started, and the books followed. A tale of literature and treachery.

As Seen on TV

Bungalow proves that a celebrity chef can still draw a crowd.

THERAPY DADDY

PHIL STUTZ has made a career in Hollywood doing what most psychologists advise against: telling his patients exactly what to do.

The Writer Turning Romance Gay

Red, White & Royal Blue author Casey McQuiston knows exactly what they are doing.

'Hawk Tuah' Takes Long Island

Haliey Welch was catapulted out of her small town in Tennessee to sudden fame by making the internet laugh. It's been pretty great, if it weren't for all the creeps.

Moses.Sumney's Time Machine

This summer, he's got music for '90s R&B lovers and the movie MaXXXine for '80s horror freaks.

J. D. Vance Is Not a Joke

The couch memes and cat-lady stumbles overshadow his opportunity to hit Democrats at their most vulnerable.

System Reboot

Unburdening Ourselves From What Has Been The thrill of taking a risk on Kamala.

There Are Hidden Gardens and Then There's Turtle Bay Gardens

In the East 40s, 19 townhouses-where Stephen Sondheim, Robert Gottlieb, and Katharine Hepburn all once lived-surround a lush garden.

Teenage Wasteland

An audio docuseries probes an unsolved mystery of mass contagion.

Shadow Play

Characters are reduced to their circumstances in this crime-novel adaptation.

Health Matters- It's summer, and Flu and RSV have come and gone. But as ever, COVID-19 is different. Even though the pandemic is behind us, the virus is once again surging in the U.S.

On top of getting vaccinated, it might be time for some people to consider masking again-since a more transmissible virus is circulating, and more people are traveling and gathering in crowded public settings like airports. "If I were in a high-risk group and I'm in a large group of people I didn't know-like on an airplane-I think it's reasonable to wear a mask," says Murphy. That consideration should also apply to people who are sick. "I think anyone who has a respiratory illness should stay at home," says Offit. "And if you can't stay at home, you should wear a mask. If you're in a high-risk group, get tested-and if you have COVID-19, take an antiviral."

The Complicated Work of Treating Trauma - Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk has spent 30 years figuring out why people behave so strangely.

The Body Keeps the Score is not a self-help book; it is a summary of the scientific advances in understanding and treating trauma in the past century and why van der Kolk believes medicine is still not grappling with it effectively. But for many readers, it was an epiphany. As the book has lingered atop best-seller lists for the past five years, trauma has been elevated from a subject discussed mostly in the medical and military communities to a feature of the national conversation.

Leader of the Lost Boys

Mike Rypka loves smoking cigars with his friends so much, he bought his neighbor's house and transformed it into a smoking lounge

A Major Celebration - pro golfer and cigar lover Xander Schauffele was ready to unwind after winning the PGA Championship in May

Cigars are meant for celebration, so when pro golfer and cigar lover Xander Schauffele was ready to unwind after winning the PGA Championship in May, he lit up.It was a time of immense relief. Despite being a marquee name in golf, with a Gold Medal and a Ryder Cup among his wins, the 30-year-old Schauffele was haunted by another distinction: the back-handed compliment of being on the list of the best golfers never to win a major. He had come ohso-close in many majors, finishing second twice, and seven times in the top 10. But in May, when his final putt-just over six feet in length-dropped for a birdie, the wait was over. He raised both arms in celebration, a huge smile spreading across his face. He was finally a major champion.

Hoyeon Takes Hollywood - With her first English-speaking role with an A-list director, the model and Squid Game alum is proving she's here to stay.

With her first English-speaking role with an A-list director, the model and Squid Game alum is proving she's here to stay. Her debut acting role in Squid Game made her a breakout star in 2021 for her magnetic performance as Kang Sae-byeok, a North Korean defector with an "I'm not here to make friends" iciness, who participates in the deadly competition to provide for her little brother. A year later, she won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Female Actor in a Drama Series. Now she has 18.8 million followers on Instagram and fans all over the world. (When a group of NYC teenage girls wearing baggy jeans spot her outside the Chinatown coffee shop we've moved to post-steak, they quiver and audibly freak out.)

Checking In - In an exclusive excerpt from her memoir, Men Have Called Her Crazy, Anna Marie Tendler writes about being admitted to a mental health facility.

In an exclusive excerpt from her memoir, men have called her crazy, Anna Marie Tendler writes about being admitted to a mental health facility. "My wish for myself is that one day I'll reach a place where I can face hardship without trying to destroy myself". The nurse looks me in the eye, gives me a small but warm smile, and nods.

Healing Vibes - Sound therapy is the latest old-yet-new way to improve your mental health.

Sound therapy is the latest old-yet-new way to improve your mental health. Clinical studies suggest that listening to sound at certain frequencies, or tempos, can help you enter into a meditative state or even an altered state of consciousness.