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VANITIES • DAMSON IDRIS’S life in the fast lane

Gone Country • The country music revival continues with two star-studded music festivals.

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Velvet TOUCH • With the release of his latest solo album, John Cale shows no signs of slowing down

Heat WEAVE • As the mercury rises, so too does the desire for aperitivo alfresco. This Loro Piana wicker and saddle leather bag is summer personified, gleaning inspiration from a vintage camera case and evoking afternoon picnics with a luxurious twist. Large enough to fit the essentials plus a few snacks, it’s as at home on steamy city streets as it is on a Vespa ride to the shores of Lake Como. Take your pick.

Pool PARTY • All great hotels have top-notch service and ritzy clientele. But how many have art by Nicolas Party at the bottom of the pool?

CREATIVE STAYS • At these hotels, home is where the art is—at least until checkout

Land of PLENTY • Soar cross-country with delicious novels set from sea to shining sea, where the beauty is bizarre, reality bends, and the rich are not alright

Face LIFT • What do the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Patek Philippe Nautilus, and Omega Constellation have in common? All three (and many more) have showcased the genius of prolific watchmaker Gérald Genta. Twenty-five years after its 1972 release, Audemars Piguet scaled down the Royal Oak to its smallest size ever for female clientele; another quarter century later, this petite version offers a fresh interpretation for the modern woman. Clocking in around the size of a nickel with a frosted gold finish, the textured metal sparkles without gems. Beauty, brains, and efficiency.

Power TRIP • President of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts RADHA ARORA travels in style with polished airport attire and vintage finds

In Praise of ALTERNATE ENDINGS • After my “dark decade,” I reemerged in the public eye. What’s happened since, surprised me

CHICAGO Blues • On the eve of the Democratic Convention, Grant Park’s past provides ominous echoes

SCARE Tactics • My grandfather was jailed in McCarthy-era America. Political writers could suffer the same fate in a second Trump term

Swift 101 • I taught that Taylor Swift class at Harvard. Here’s my thesis

A Royal Challenge • THE WINDSORS HAVE HAD OTHER ANNI HORRIBILES, BUT THE FIRST YEAR OF KING CHARLES’S REIGN HAS BEEN AN ANNUS WITHOUT PRECEDENT FOR THE FAMILY AND THEIR COUNTRY—AND BIG QUESTIONS LOOM ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE MONARCHY

NO NONSENSE • Cheeky lyrics, infectious melodies, a headline grabbing romance, and Taylor Swift’s stamp of approval? That’s that SABRINA CARPENTER espresso

THE RACE OF HIS LIFE • Joe Biden’s reelection team has assembled a sophisticated machine to defeat Donald Trump. And they’re sticking to their plan, polls be damned

HAUTE AUTEUR • THE NEW BOOK HOW DIRECTORS DRESS TURNS THE LENS ON THE CLOTHES BEHIND THE CAMERA, FROM SPIELBERG’S DENIM TO CAMERON’S WET SUIT AND ALL THE CRISP TAILORING AND BASEBALL HATS IN BETWEEN

The Arc of Hope • FOR TWO DECADES, A SUCCESSION OF COMMITTED PALESTINIANS, ISRAELIS, AND AMERICANS—URBAN PLANNERS AND MIDDLE EAST POWER BROKERS—HAVE BEEN ENVISIONING A REVITALIZED WEST BANK AND GAZA. NOW THE WAR AND ITS INCALCULABLE TRAGEDIES HAVE MADE THEIR EFFORTS ALL THE MORE URGENT

CROSSING OVER • America’s southern...