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From Planes, Trains and Automobiles to The Ice Storm, the holiday sums up the joy, anxiety and complexity of America, and great filmmakers understand that. → Read More
At the start of the pandemic — back when we thought we’d be house-ridden for a week or two, rather than an amorphous, indefinite era — I made a simple promise to myself that I would learn to make what I considered a “perfect” Martini. I’ve had a lot of Martinis in my life, enough […] → Read More
Behind the saturated visions of American wealth was a humble man from the Lower East Side with an unrivaled eye for detail. → Read More
At its best, New York City represents everything good about humanity. It’s got entirely too many people occupying entirely too little space, and yet everything somehow balances out and not only works, but thrives. At its worst — beyond the noise, high rents, sidewalk garbage, tourist traps and guy in your subway car who may […] → Read More
Every reader goes through phases with their selection habits. Last year, for example, I wanted as little to do with the modern world as possible, for reasons I’m sure you can understand. I didn’t want to read anything set in the last decade and I certainly didn’t feel like reading any dystopian novels written to […] → Read More
For decades, alcohol was the crutch of fictional PIs. But times are changing, maaaaan. → Read More
I was trying to describe David Coggins to a friend recently and ended up arriving at the theory that Coggins deals in the evolution of wisdom. That is, he → Read More
There are two parts to the career of Jonathan Ames. Actually, no. There are like 10 parts. He’s been a journalist, essayist, actor (including a dalliance with full-frontal nudity), amateur boxer and a few things I’m probably leaving out. He’s also written a handful of novels. But when I talk about the two parts, I’m […] → Read More
40 years after its publciation, “Thy Neighbor’s Wife” remains a controversial inquiry into the sexual fringes of America, and a prescient commentary on this country's repressive approach to sexualty. → Read More
When Bruce Springsteen sang “Rich man wanna be king / And a king ain’t satisfied ’til he rules everything” in 1978, he could have been singing about Robert Maxwell. By that point in his life, the man born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch in Czechoslovakia to Jewish parents who were killed during the Holocaust had […] → Read More
There's an art to making a great club sandwich. But what does it take to make a great one in the midst of quarantine? One writer found out. → Read More
What's it like to spend a single night camping? Our article makes the case that it can be a lot more satisfying than one might think. → Read More
Iconic Maine brand L.L. Bean teamed up with Todd Snyder for a fall/winter 2020 collection, the first team up in the company's history. → Read More
Everything in fashion has its moment. Sometimes, like in the case of Marc Jacobs's infamous 1992 grunge-inspired collection for Perry Ellis, the moment → Read More
Taking care of a Barbour or any other waxed jacket is a tough, ongoing process, but Matt Hranek has a very simple solution to get smells out. → Read More
From Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited to Colson Whitehead's Sag Harbor, the last book you read before Labor Day needs to be a memorable but slow one. → Read More
This story is part of our Dog Days Survival Guide, a collection of essays, recommendations and how-tos to help you get through the hottest days of the year. Since its debut on a stage in Boston in 1935, George Gershwin’s “Summertime” has taken its place as one of the defining songs in the Great American Songbook, […] → Read More
The Apotheke charcoal candle, Ralph Lauren Polo's Supreme Leather cologne and other "harsh" scents are perfect for summertime. → Read More
A couple of months back I got to thinking: when I was a kid and every dad in my neighborhood was either a dedicated jogger or a wannabe who ran to the → Read More
"The end of meat" is not near — but the era of less meat can be. It starts with education, personal responsbility and making ethical food more affordable. → Read More