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Spring FORWARD • From optimistic exhibitions to glorious limited editions, rejoice in the best things to have and behold this month

Contributors

Editor’s Letter

VANITIES VANITAS VANITATUM

Never Say NEVER • MAITREYI RAMAKRISHNAN went from study halls to Netflix stardom practically overnight

La Vie BOHÈME

Stay LOUCHE • The collective desire to slip into party mode, stoked by newfound freedom and HALSTON, puts eye shadow back into play

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

Novel IDEAS • A wealth of new books—from wry satires to stormy thrillers—are getting TV treatments, with big stars attached

Teen SPIRIT • On the set of Gossip Girl with ERIC DAMAN, the show’s longtime costume designer

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 GAMECHANGING 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

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

HUE AND CRY • In Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You, hair sets the mood

FLIGHT OF FANCY • Globe-trotting HBO Max series The Flight Attendant offers pandemic-age escapism with luxe locations from Bangkok to Manhattan

ACCESS IS EVERYTHING

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

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DICKINSON

SMALL AXE: LOVERS ROCK

ZOEY’S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST

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

BINGE WITHOUT BORDERS • 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...