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Vanities
14 / Opening Act
Singer Gracie Abrams finds her voice.
18,22 / Trending
Packing guides for warmweather destinations.
20,30 / Beauty
Scents that bottle up summer; sunscreens and cleansers for blockbuster season.
21,23 / The Gallery
Timepieces that hold their own in the jewelry department; a chic bag fit for beach or bar.
24 /Art
Eight must-see art shows with bold new perspectives.
27 / My Stuff
From chinoiserie wood paneling to tabletop roses, interior designer Michael Smith lives bright.
32 / Fairground
A starry night at the Cannes Film Festival.
34 / Books
Beach reads for every kind of escape.
Columns
36 Presidential Timbre
A former adviser to Hillary Clinton on why Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer has what it takes to go all the way.
By Jennifer Palmieri
40 Déjà View
Between Trump, Biden, and cable news shenanigans, the 2024 presidential race feels distressingly familiar.
By Brian Stelter
Illustration by Pamela Wang
10 Editor's Letter
13 Contributors
136 Proust Questionnaire
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The Summer Issue /No. 750
Features
44 Phoebe Invincible
From Fleabag to Indiana Jones, the entrancing rise of Phoebe Waller-Bridge.
By Joy Press Photographs by Alasdair McLellan
60 War of the Rose
Inside Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's battle over Miraval, their Provencal estate that's become a wildly successful wine business.
By Mark Seal
70 The Golden Dream
A journey through California, at once a progressive national beacon and a state in crisis.
By Joe Hagan Photographs by Tim Davis
84 Kelce Lately
He's won two Super Bowls, hosted SNL, and launched a hit podcast. Now, Travis Kelce is coming for everything else.
By TomKludt Photographs by Nick Riley Bentham
94 It's Like That
As hip-hop turns 50, an appreciation of the art form's cultural staying power.
By Tressie McMillan Cottom
110 The Great Pretender
Caroline Calloway, a self-proclaimed scammer for the social media age, on her (supposedly) forthcoming book, exile in Florida, and the art of getting canceled. By Lili Anolik Photographs by Martin Schoeller
116 Against the Dark
Shadowing an elite team of investigators as they combat antisemitic hate crimes in New York. By Marie Brenner Photographs by Devin Yalkin
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