Arts & Entertainment

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"Agents of Chaos" cover

The Life of the Founder of “High Times” Was Even Stranger Than You Think

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Jann Wenner

Jann Wenner's Defense of the All-White-Guy Lineup of His New Book Is Not Great

The cover of James Allen's "Ferrari: From Inside and Outside."

“Passion, Speed, Style”: A Photographic History of Scuderia Ferrari

"Steinberg Meets the Eameses" catalog from the Eames Institute

The Singular Collaboration of Saul Steinberg and the Eameses

Detroit Pistons v Philadelphia 76ers

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An assortment of booze on a table

How to Taste Everything (and Not Sound Pretentious)

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"Kings of Their Own Ocean" cover

Getting Up Close and Personal With Bluefin Tuna

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Schoolgirls on the A-Train to far Rockaway, Subway New York, 1978, Unguided Tour Hell on Wheels, NY, 1977-1985

“Hell on Wheels” Is a Nostalgic Look at ’70s and ’80s NYC Subway Life

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This New Edition of a Hunter S. Thompson Collection Has More Metallica In the Mix

A U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning stealth fighter.

A New Book Chronicles Life in an F-35 Cockpit During Wartime

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