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THE LEGACY KEEPERS

Editor in chief Steele Thomas Marcoux explores how Charleston preservationists are harnessing the city's vernacular to reinterpret the past and forge a richer future.

Mic Drop

For former talk radio star Tom Joyner, Studio Roda creates an oceanfront pleasure pad with out-of-sight views and disco-era glamour.

CURTAIN RAISER

ELLE DECOR partners with designers Christine and John Gachot to refresh an iconic lounge at a New York institution, the Metropolitan Opera House.

Pecking Order - Language is said to make us human. What if birds talk, too?

On a drizzly day in Grünau im Almtal, Austria, a gaggle of greylag geese shared a peaceful moment on a grassy field near a stream. One goose, named Edes, was preening quietly; others were resting with their beaks pointed tailward, nestled into their feathers. Then a camouflaged speaker that scientists had placed nearby started to play. First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered male goose named Joshua. Edes went on with his preening. Next came a honk that was lower in pitch than the first, with a slight bray. Edes looked up.

THE IMPRESARIO

Alvin Ailey’ crusade to build a home for himself and other Black dancers.

MY CAMP

Human nature, yes. Nature nature, no. I know nothing about it.

AMERICAN ATTITUDE

The docuseries Mr. McMahon” explores the underbelly of the WWE.

COWBOY-DANCE FUTURE WORLD

It t is the year 2248. We live in what some would call a perfect world.

ORIGIN STORY

Ta-Nehisi Coates and the temptations of narrative.

TWERKERS' COMP

Earlier this year, the Cannes Film Festival observed a heroic first: the director who won the Palme d'Or, the event's highest honor, dedicated the prize to \"all sex workers, past, present, and future.\"

PRISON DIARIES

The Russian opposition leader’ account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world.

World Fairs - As Art Basel prepares for its annual shows in Paris and Miami, CEO Noah Horowitz discusses the cultural and financial impact of the globe's premier contemporary art event

Art basel ceo Noah Horowitz isn’t used to doing things the old-fashioned way. Before stepping up to lead the largest, most prestigious art fair operator in the world, he was Basel’s director of the Americas, in charge of the company’s most contemporary-leaning show in Miami Beach. Now he turns his attention from one of the youngest major art cities in the world to one of the oldest: Paris.

Theater - Artificial Theatrics - Ayad Akhtar's play about AI is missing a human touch.

Here's an ai prompt: Write me a vehicle for a movie star intent on making a debut on Broadway. Let's say he's a veteran of superhero flicks, so we want a character akin to his persona and a subject that comes with some contemporary relevance; maybe, because he played a tech genius onscreen, we have him wrestle with the vanguard of technology onstage. He's also acclaimed as a dramatic actor, so let's throw in a few hefty themes: addiction, suicide, adultery, trauma, and, for that genuine flawed great man zing, a pinch of misogyny.

Neighborhood News: The World's Largest Plumbing Repair - New York City's principal water-supply aqueduct gets a bypass operation.

The Delaware aqueduct, 85 miles end to end, is the longest tunnel in the world. It invisibly brings about half of New York City’s water, just over 500 million gallons per day, down from the Catskills to a holding basin in Yonkers. It’s about as old as Joe Biden, and it has not been drained for repairs since he was in high school. The stretch where it crosses under the Hudson (from Newburgh to Wappinger) passes through crumbly limestone, and it has been leaking for decades, now losing up to 35 million gallons of water daily. The best solution has been, as with many aging circulatory systems, bypass surgery. Getting down there required digging a pair of holes, 900 and 700 feet deep, then boring two and a half miles across to connect them. Two billion dollars and a decade later, that new tunnel is ready to connect to the old, and that means shutting the aqueduct off for eight months. Even just draining it so work can begin is a huge job. This summer, there were practice “dewatering events,” as the Department of Environmental Protection calls them. It’s a winter project because we use less water then.

Silicon Valley's Influence Game - From crypto to A.I., tech titans are pouring money into super PACS to savage their political opponents.

One morning in February, Katie Porter was sitting in bed, futzing around on her computer, when she learned that she was the target of a vast techno-political conspiracy. For the past five years, Porter had served in the House of Representatives on behalf of Orange County, California. She’d become famous—at least, C-span and MSNBC famous—for her eviscerations of business tycoons, often aided by a whiteboard that she used to make camera- friendly presentations about corporate greed. Now she was in a highly competitive race to replace the California senator Dianne Feinstein, who had died a few months earlier. The primary was in three weeks.

The K-Pop King - Chairman Bang is bringing his formula for creating idols to the U.S.

Scooter Braun was in a tailspin. It was February, 2021, and the music manager, who had made his name launching the careers of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande, was nearing forty and facing a brutal divorce. An equally nasty battle with Taylor Swift, over his ownership of her song catalogue, had sullied his public image. Rumors circulated that the future of Braun’s company, Ithaca Holdings, was in doubt. Amid this tumult, he was surprised to receive an invitation to speak with someone who had long fascinated him: the South Korean producer Bang Si-hyuk—known to admirers as Hitman Bang.

WHEN THE ICE MELTS

What the fate of the Arctic means for the rest of the Earth.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE

The exuberant, complicating drawings of the Shakers.

SLEEP ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTH

To achieve good health, you must maintain a regular sleep schedule, and be able to get back to sleep once you are awake.

DOWNWARD SPIRALS

Missy Mazzoli's \"The Listeners\" and Jeanine Tesori's \"Grounded.\"

TAKE TWO

\"The Hills of California\" and \"Yellow Face\" come to Broadway.

THE LONG CON

Rachel Kushner's anti-spy, anti-realism novel.

THE SIGHTED WORLD

Growing up with the writer Ved Mehta.

IF MEMORY SERVES

John Lewis knew how to put a legacy of heroism.

A Cantonese Comeback

Cha Cha Tang can be frustrating, but it offers moments of excellence.

Life Choices: Esme Benjamin Time for Canada?

Heading into the election, a cottage industry of expatriation consultants has emerged.

THE ACCIDENTAL DAY CARE IN MY LIVING ROOM

When our sons' Brooklyn nursery lost its license, we figured we could host the children at home until the problem was resolved. How long could it take?

They Moved to Sutton Place

After 18 years in a Noho loft and three in a Paul Rudolph pleasure palace, Christine and John Gachot decided to try a prewar classic seven.

103 MINUTES WITH ...Owen Thiele

The ultimate L.A. nepo friend” sold a show about his own life.