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obituaries

Henry Kissinger, the Devil at the Dinner Party

 Henry Kissinger’s long final act — after Harvard and D.C. and Cambodia — was spent at New York’s more rarefied tables. By Choire Sicha
crypto

How the Winklevii’s Second Act Went Bad

 Inside the twins’ crypto exchange, where they abandoned the rules to get bigger than they could handle. By Kevin T. Dugan
vulture lists

The 50 Greatest War Movies Ever Made

 A look back at a genre that has inspired a century of cinema. By Keith Phipps

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  1. getting around
    A Postcard From Driverless San FranciscoUnexplained stops. Incensed firefighters. Cars named Oregano. The robotaxis are officially here.
    By Theodore Gioia
  2. exit interview
    A Darker, Sadder SuccessionMonths after his masterpiece finale, Jesse Armstrong ponders the real tragedy of his show’s ending.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  3. close read
    Rami and RamyTwo American series dare to depict the reality of Palestinian life under occupation.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  4. the power trip
    The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler CampaignBiden says he’s a conservative. Trump says he’s a liberal. They’re both right — and he could turn the presidential race upside down.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  5. early and often
    The Call Center Where George Santos Learned to ConIt didn’t make sense for a rich Brazilian to be a telemarketer—until his colleagues heard him.
    By Mark Chiusano
  6. torn up and apart
    The War and New YorkFears, protests, posts, firings, doxings, lost friendships, vigils, and betrayals. The city since October 7.
    By The Editors
  7. the body politic
    Abortion Wins Again. Now What?Democrats can’t coast on the issue’s popularity.
    By Rebecca Traister
  8. crime
    The Radio Host and the Real Estate ScamVictims allege that The Breakfast Club host used his clout to rope them into a Ponzi scheme.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. street fights
    The Great ‘Fentanyl Trash Can’ Freak-outHow competing text threads, park litter, and a tragic Bronx day-care death made Brooklyn parents lose their minds.
    By Clio Chang
  10. encounter
    In Lexi Freiman’s Books, It’s So Easy to Be WrongHer novel The Book of Ayn is about a newly canceled person in a toxic relationship with her ego.
    By Emma Alpern
  11. profile
    Fabian Basabe Will Not Be CanceledThe party boy turned Miami GOP politico fights off sexual-harassment claims by male staffers and plots his future. (His wife stands by him.)
    By Ben Widdicombe
  12. early and often
    Rudy Giuliani Spends His Nights Ranting OnlineIndicted, isolated, and broke, he has one comfort left: the sound of his own voice.
    By David Freedlander
  13. health
    What Happened to Maya KowalskiWhen a 10-year-old girl complained of mysterious pain, a doctor suspected child abuse. How far would she go to prove it?
    By Dyan Neary
  14. unsolved mysteries
    What Really Happened to JFK?One thing’s for sure: The CIA doesn’t want you to know.
    By Scott Sayare
  15. games
    What Money Can’t Buy Steve CohenThe billionaire hedge-funder is used to getting what he wants. His time as Mets owner and casino bidder is a whole different ballgame.
    By Andrew Rice
  16. vision 2024
    The Radical Pessimism of Cornel WestCondemned by Establishment Democrats, dismissed by academics. What else is there to do but run for president?
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  17. culture
    Erewhon’s SecretsJapanese utopians. Corporate glow-ups. $400 smoothies. The strange history of the world’s most cultish grocery store.
    By Kerry Howley
  18. in conversation
    Tracey Emin Is SeriousThe artist has always worked in the confessional mode. After surviving cancer, she sees no reason to hold anything back.
    By Jerry Saltz
  19. israel-hamas war
    The Israel-Hamas Tunnel War Will Be Like No OtherFrom the air soldiers breathe to the guns they fire, everything is different underground.
    By Jeff Wise
  20. power
    The Rise and Fall of ‘Dr. Roxy’When plastic surgeon Dr. Katharine Grawe rose to TikTok fame, her OR seemed busier than ever. Until a record of botched surgeries caught up to her.
    By Judith Newman
  21. politics
    Nadine and Bob Menendez’s Flashy, Allegedly Corrupt, RomanceThe New Jersey senator had nicknamed his wife Bubbles. It seemed like they were having a lot of fun together before they were both indicted.
    By Nina Burleigh
  22. chapters
    COVID Lockdowns Were a Giant Experiment. It Was a Failure.A key lesson of the pandemic.
    By Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean
  23. health
    Prenuvo Wants to Put Your Mind at EaseSome patients say the $2,500 full-body MRI does anything but.
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  24. screen time
    Why Is It So Hard to Make Digital Fire Look Good?Some of the most expensively made movies in history have trouble depicting a simple flame.
    By Lane Brown
  25. the money game
    Confessions of a Middle-Class FounderDuring the boom times, I launched a start-up so I could become rich. Years later, I’m still looking for my exit.
    By Anonymous
  26. in her words
    Ghost ChildIn The Woman in Me, Britney Spears asserts the very fact of her existence.
    By Christine Smallwood
  27. power
    The Most Powerful New Yorkers You’ve Never Heard Of49 people who are actually running New York City.
    By The Editors
  28. israel-hamas war
    What the Black Struggle Tells Us About the Israel-Hamas WarThe Black legacy of channeling our grief toward a more just world is often missing from the American discourse.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  29. fall preview 2023
    All Eyes on Lily GladstoneThe actress is the unflinching face of an American tragedy in Martin Scorsese’s historical epic, Killers of the Flower Moon.
    By Alison Willmore
  30. vulture lists
    Every Martin Scorsese Movie, RankedAs Killers of the Flower Moon rises, we look back at the director’s highs and lows.
    By Tim Grierson and Will Leitch
  31. first person
    My Quest to Downsize Without Throwing Anything AwayA big old house full of belongings — could I find them a new life?
    By David Pogue
  32. profile
    Park Slope Parents Is Old Enough to Order a DrinkSusan Fox wanted to build a community. She never expected to birth an archetype.
    By Emily Gould
  33. performance review
    The Backs of a Story Say It AllPassages is the year’s strongest, sexiest acting showcase. Its best performances rely on one body part in particular.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  34. israel-hamas war
    Explanations Are Not ExcusesIn this moment, denying history has become a tool to justify the sustained murder of thousands in Gaza.
    By Sarah Schulman
  35. israel-hamas war
    Netanyahu Is Losing the War at HomeIncompetence against Hamas and indifference to Israeli suffering has the public boiling over.
    By Noga Tarnopolsky
  36. the media
    Shams Charania’s Scoop DreamsHe tweeted his way to the top of the NBA reporting world. He might be the future of sports journalism.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  37. in conversation
    Michael Mann’s Decadeslong Drive to Make FerrariThe director on his inspiration rooms, clubbing with cocaine importers, and the obsessive research that went into his new movie.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  38. encounter
    Molly Baz Built a Recipe Empire on Morty-D and Cae Sal“It’s like I’m trying to sell me, not just my recipes.”
    By Lauren Bans
  39. pfw spring 2024
    I’m Ready for My Close-up, DemnaFor Paris Fashion Week, Balenciaga’s creative director asked friends, family, and me to walk the runway.
    By Cathy Horyn
  40. power
    Who Exactly Is Ashton Kutcher’s Anti-Sex-Trafficking Tech Company Helping?The actor’s recent PR crisis has led to scrutiny of his complicated advocacy work.
    By Angelina Chapin
  41. the money game
    How Loro Piana Became Silicon Valley’s Favorite FlexThe luxury Italian fashion brand is no longer quite as understated as it once was.
    By Jen Wieczner
  42. power
    Dianne Feinstein, the InstitutionalistShe fought for gun control, civil rights, and abortion access for half a century. Where did it all go wrong?
    By Rebecca Traister
  43. the grub street diet
    Dwight Garner Always Has a Muffuletta in the Freezer“I’ve loved nearly every muffuletta I’ve ever had, but these are special.”
    By Alan Sytsma
  44. scene report
    In Noah Kahan’s Flannel World, You’re the Main CharacterAn evening of teens and tears with the newly crowned prince of Stomp and Holler 2.0.
    By Rebecca Alter
  45. in conversation
    Todd Haynes Plays the SuperegoThe director is interested in people constrained by society’s rules. In his new film May December, he makes it harder to root for the rule-breakers.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  46. the industry
    Romeo and Juliet Was a TragedyIn 1968, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were the most famous teenagers in the world. Fifty-five years later, they sued Paramount for child abuse.
    By Lila Shapiro
  47. tomorrow
    Sam Altman Is the Oppenheimer of Our AgeHe insists the artificial intelligence he is creating could destroy civilization even as he hastens its advancement. Do we know enough about him?
    By Elizabeth Weil
  48. encounter
    Werner Herzog Turns the Lens on HimselfThe filmmaker famous for bending the truth tries his hand at memoir.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  49. chapters
    How Rupert Murdoch Decided to Dump Tucker CarlsonThe 92-year-old media baron was fond of the Fox News host — but Donald Trump complicates everything.
    By Michael Wolff
  50. report
    The Spanker of Shelter IslandResidents and out-of-towners saw Marie Eiffel berate her bakery employees. But they were surprised when she was sued for human trafficking.
    By Ezra Marcus
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