Contents

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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