Hello Chiho A self-taught visionary inspired by scroll painting, Symbolism, and anime, Japanese artist Chiho Aoshima is stepping out of the shadow of her celebrated mentor.
Hidden Ireland Salmon fishing at sunset, Yeats, and other desultory pleasures of a week spent visiting the country’s most storied private homes
How the Sunset Tower Got Its Cool In three short years, New Yorker Jeff Klein turned a onetime dowager on Sunset Boulevard into L.A.'s It hotel. What can we say? Chic happens.
Molto Milano! Four days, three nights, twenty-five shows. And still time for the duomo-navigating Men’s Fashion Week in Milan
Consuming Passions
From First Class Who says that flying always has to be a drag? Not Josh Dean. He finally gets to take the vacation of his dreams: totally airborne, totally luxury.
Culture Watch
American Idols With his clever appropriation of ads, jokes, and celebrity photos, Richard Prince casts a jaundiced eye on our nation's myths and aspirations.
Czech, Please! Collectors searching for untapped sectors of modern design are looking behind the Iron Curtain.
Kitschy, Kitschy Cool With a dremel saw and a paintbrush, Barnaby Barford turns flea market ceramics into sharp-witted social commentary.
Dispatch
Flying Down to Rio From penthouse suites above Ipanema to the jungle compounds of Brazilian billionaires, a young American chases his fortune. Dana Vachon reports on the making of a 21st-century entrepreneur.
Too Marvelous for Words (Almost) A new book of photographs by Terry O'Neill draws on more than two decades of unrivaled access to Frank Sinatra. He talks with Robin Morgan about shooting the legend.
Wine & Spirits
The Bitters Truth Connoisseurs in pursuit of authentic, pre-Prohibition cocktail culture are rediscovering bitters and, as Mark Ellwood finds, making the old new again.
In Style: The Feminine Side of Savile Row For nearly two centuries Savile Row has been known as a tailoring mecca for men. This small but historically compelling warren of shops in London’s Mayfair district is usually overlooked by the fairer sex because they think it has nothing to offer them. But more and more women, from Queen Elizabeth II to Madonna, are realizing that Savile’s supreme workmanship is equal-opportunity.
Mastering the Art of Fried Chicken For her latest culinary adventure, intrepid cook-in-training Reggie Nadelson heads to Harlem, where she learns an authentic southern specialty from a revered master.
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