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Lena Dunham the Activist

In four years, Lena Dunham springboarded from cable’s freshest voice to full-on cultural icon. Now things are getting really wonderful—and very complicated. “Question,” Lena Dunham says. “Do I need to cover up my nipples?” She points to her breasts, which are standing at attention beneath her white turtleneck, and looks expectantly at the group gathered in

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Because Even the Humbled Queen of Nouvelle Society Deserves a Fairy-Tale Romance

Whoever sat Gayfryd Steinberg next to Michael Shnayerson at a dinner party had a strange sense of humor. He was a writer, a 28-year veteran of Vanity Fair. She was one of the magazine’s best subjects: a famous, gorgeous socialite who, along with her ­husband, the swashbuckling corporate raider Saul Steinberg, bedazzled New York throughout

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Catching Up With Tinsley Mortimer, Back From Palm Beach and Launching a Housewares Line

Outside, the girl holding the clipboard waves Tinsley Mortimer in without even checking to see if her name is on the list. It is, of course. Tinsley Mortimer’s name is always on the list, although a list of participants who have signed up to learn how to make greasy, delicious steak-frites at Haven’s Kitchen on

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“The Dumbest Person in Your Building Is Passing Out Keys to Your Front Door!”

One morning a few months ago, New Yorkers opened their eyes to a city that, seemingly overnight, had been blanketed in advertisements for a company calledAirbnb. Bright white and crisp as newly fallen snow, each ad featured a smiling New Yorker and a short blurb about how the website, which brokers deals between travelers and

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The Eccentric Chinese Billionaire Who Loves New York Tried Again Today to Win Over the City

Back in January, Chen Guangbiao wasn’t sure he had made enough of an impression during his visit to New York City. “How many Americans know that I am in New York right now?” the Chinese recycling mogul and philanthropic stuntman asked New York, when we met him at his hotel. The visit, during which he

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Adam Levine Doesn’t Care If You Like Him (But He’d Really Prefer That You Did)

You might know Adam Levine Or his band, Maroon 5, singers of the catchiest white-people music of our time. Or maybe you’ve seen him on The Voice, where he is the unrepentantly bro-y coach with the groomed stubble. Maybe you even own some music—chances seem good, since people have downloaded more Maroon 5 songs than

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