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Scenes From Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer’s Knives-Out Feud
The rivalry was the “talk of the town” at ABC, where the two TV icons spent years poaching each other’s best guests.
By Susan Page
Reviews
Robert Durst Wasn’t Alone in His Depravity
How did the convicted murderer get away with his crimes for so long? Andrew Jarecki explains in his gripping Jinx sequel.
By Joy Press
Inside the Hive
25 Years Later: Why Columbine Was a Turning Point
In the words of author Dave Cullen, the Columbine High School massacre “was not the first mass shooting, but it definitely started the mass-shooter era.”
By Brian Stelter
TRENDING
ROYAL WATCH
royals
A Brief History of Royals (Not) Going Public With Their Health Issues
For centuries, monarchs and other nobles have weighed announcing their private health struggles against the vulnerability of their power.
By Hadley Hall Meares
royals
Harry and Meghan Are Making New His-and-Hers Shows for Netflix
After headlining their own docuseries for the streamer, the Sussexes are executive-producing projects about the joys of entertaining and the world of professional polo.
By Savannah Walsh
Royals
Prince William and Carole Middleton Reportedly Step Out to a Pub
William was spotted with his mother-in-law near Anmer Hall, the country house he shares with Kate Middleton.
By Erin Vanderhoof
Royals
Meghan Markle’s Mysterious Lifestyle Brand Could Launch This Spring
We still don’t know what it is the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle brand will actually offer.
By Kase Wickman
THE HIVE
Politics, Power, and Personality. Read more »
War in Ukraine
Inside the Efforts to Try Russians for Ukraine War Crimes—In Argentina
By Janine di Giovanni
War in Ukraine
Inside the Efforts to Try Russians for Ukraine War Crimes—In Argentina
By Janine di Giovanni
HOLLYWOOD
TV, Film, and Awards. Read more »
big reputations
Revisiting Clara Bow, the Scrutinized “It Girl” Who Inspired Taylor Swift’s New Song
By Savannah Walsh
Late Night
Late Night Rips Into Trump for Confusing Jimmy Kimmel With Al Pacino at the Oscars
By Chris Murphy
big reputations
Revisiting Clara Bow, the Scrutinized “It Girl” Who Inspired Taylor Swift’s New Song
By Savannah Walsh
Late Night
Late Night Rips Into Trump for Confusing Jimmy Kimmel With Al Pacino at the Oscars
By Chris Murphy
not a serious person
Brian Cox Thinks Joaquin Phoenix Was “Truly Terrible” in Napoleon
politically incorrect
Bill Maher Calls Actors Who Won’t Work With Woody Allen “a Bunch of P-ssies”
singing in singapore
Jon M. Chu Is Turning Crazy Rich Asians Into a Broadway Musical
VANITIES
Culture, Style, Celebrity, and Royals. Read more »
Poetry In Motion
Everything We Know About Taylor Swift’s New Album, The Tortured Poets Department
By Kase Wickman
BROADWAY
Ingrid Michaelson Experienced Tremendous Loss. Working on The Notebook Helped Her Heal.
By Caitlin Brody
Poetry In Motion
Everything We Know About Taylor Swift’s New Album, The Tortured Poets Department
By Kase Wickman
BROADWAY
Ingrid Michaelson Experienced Tremendous Loss. Working on The Notebook Helped Her Heal.
By Caitlin Brody
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IN PHOTOGRAPHS
books
Photographer Rahim Fortune Examines Heritage, Ritual, and Black Culture’s Enduring Traditions in the American South
A profound sense of timelessness surrounds Fortune’s new book, Hardtack, comprised of portraits and landscapes photographed over a decade.
By Allison Schaller