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Editor’s Letter • In October of 1982, at age 22, the actor Dominique Dunne was strangled at her home in West Hollywood by her former boyfriend, who had abused her before.
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High TIDE • A hit single was only the beginning for the Grammy Award–winning singer Tyla
Big SERVES • A courtside love triangle leads a volley of tennis-attuned takes on screens, shelves, and runways
Seas the DAY • In Palm Royale, Apple TV+’s sun-drenched comedy series, Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) attempts to infiltrate high society in yesteryear Palm Beach. Secrets abound among this cast of characters, from the ladies who lunch to those who wait on them hand and foot—nothing is as peachy as it seems
RIOT Act • Kathleen Hanna’s memoir, Rebel Girl, takes readers back to a ’90s punk revolution that feels just as urgent today
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Love LANGUAGE • Designer RACHELLE HRUSKA, whose affnity for embroidery inspired sassy sweater brand Lingua Franca, revels in romantic details and Taylor Swift tunes
BEACH Comber • For hairstylist JAMES PECIS, life in Costa Rica marries surf and sustainability
RUNNING for His Life • His freedom in the balance, Donald Trump’s campaign has been big on autocracy and low on the drama that marked previous runs. What might this newfound if terrifying competency mean?
OF GODS AND MEN • Despite playing Thor for years, Chris Hemsworth is every inch a human being: an introspective family man with real questions about his career and future. We meet up in Australia on the eve of his favorite role in more than a decade in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
THE GILDED AGE • SPORTS LEGENDS AND MUSIC ICONS RUBBED ELBOWS WITH FRESHLY MINTED ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS AT THE 30TH-ANNIVERSARY VANITY FAIR OSCAR PARTY
IN VITRO VERITAS • More than half a century ago, in a dusty Roman library, men of science and men of faith gathered together to unlock the mysteries of female fertility. The answer: urine from the brides of Christ. And lo, those nuns gaveth
MEMBERS ONLY • Scott Sartiano’s private club, Zero Bond, became postpandemic New York’s celeb-friendliest playground, luring the likes of Taylor, Elon, and Mayor Eric Adams. What’s the secret sauce?
DEVIL’S EVE, 1982 • Before she was killed by her ex-boyfriend, Dominique Dunne had been poised for Hollywood stardom. The crime launched her father, Dominick, into his calling, covering high-profile court cases for this magazine. The tragedy also reshaped their family, as GRIFFIN DUNNE writes in his memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club
CITIZEN CHAMBERS • Until very recently, Jim “Fergie” Chambers was an heir to Cox Enterprises and one of the largest family fortunes in America. With hundreds of millions of dollars on hand, a zeal for revolution, and an innate sense for confrontation, he’s becoming America’s go-to radical communist
ALFRED MOLINA • The actor, currently starring in Uncle Vanya on Broadway, on his love of vinyl, New York, and not being the worst dad in the world