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Polo LOUNGE • Whether it’s the country club or pinkies-up tea this summer, stick to the strictures of The Official Preppy Handbook and Carlton Banks: classic cuts and bold prints, with a delightfully restrained touch of ’60s pop
La Vie BOHÈME
Never Say NEVER • MAITREYI RAMAKRISHNAN went from study halls to Netflix stardom practically overnight
BE KIND, REWIND
Stay LOUCHE • The collective desire to slip into party mode, stoked by newfound freedom and HALSTON, puts eye shadow back into play
Summer Lovin’
Teen SPIRIT • On the set of Gossip Girl with ERIC DAMAN, the show’s longtime costume designer
Novel IDEAS • A wealth of new books—from wry satires to stormy thrillers—are getting TV treatments, with big stars attached
For the Love of REAL HOUSEWIVES • I have watched these women not grow and not change for 15 years. It’s been glorious
Shame the DEVIL • For Mia Farrow and for me, the truth has come with consequences
RAE OF LIGHT • AFTER FIVE CELEBRATED SEASONS, INSECURE IS WRAPPING UP ON HBO. BUT CREATOR AND STAR ISSA RAE, THE PATRON SAINT OF L.A., HAS A SLEW OF GAME-CHANGING PLANS
THE MISSING MAGRITTE • The theft of a deeply personal painting by RENÉ MAGRITTE from a Belgian museum was a national tragedy. Now, an investigation points to a tragedy greater still
White Flight • The day before the Capitol riot, a private jet filled with rich, white Memphians zipped up to D.C. to stop the steal. Those eight passengers debunk the myth of “poor little Trumpers” and illuminate a much deeper cultural rift
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DAWN OF THE TED! • Ted Lasso, the culture-clash comedy about an American football coach in England, made the case for kindness in a difficult year
PAST PRESENT • There’s more to period dress than corsets, as the designers behind some of this season’s most beautifully attired series can attest—from re-creating Halston fashion shows to duplicating The Rock’s childhood athleisure
CHANGING THEIR TUNES • Five shows that used existing music in fascinating ways this season—from scoring gravity-defying pole dances with Megan Thee Stallion’s rap songs to making a chamber piece out of an Ariana Grande hit
FLIGHT OF FANCY • Globe-trotting HBO Max series The Flight Attendant offers pandemic-age escapism with luxe locations from Bangkok to Manhattan
HUE AND CRY • In Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, hair sets the mood
WRAP PARTY • Another year, another spate of beloved series taking a bow
Scene Stealers • Nine actors who lit up the small screen this season, from breakout newcomers to seasoned vets
NICOLA COUGHLAN
OLLY ALEXANDER
OMARI DOUGLAS
JOSIE TOTAH
ALIA SHAWKAT
JAMES NORTON
JURNEE SMOLLETT
HUGH GRANT
BINGE WITHOUT ORDERS • If there’s not a French, Japanese, or Israeli show you love, the world has left you behind. Inside a global TV revolution
STAY TUNED • The Trump era turned Americans into cable news addicts. A new crop of leaders and stars at CNN and MSNBC—and the old hands at Fox News—are betting they can keep us hooked
Kathryn Hahn All Along • Either you started loving her when you saw her light up WandaVision, or you’ve loved her forever. V.F. talks to one of our most...