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Foreign Interests: Suzy Hansen • The Specter of Genocide What happens if the U.S. is implicated in the worst crime?

Neighborhood News: The Empty Adderall Vault • A local drug manufacturer’s problems are exacerbating the national shortage.

The Whistler • Molly Lewis is L.A.-famous for her very particular skill set. Now, she’s coming to New York.

Screen Time: John Herrman • Apple’s Strange, Wonderful, Pointless Gadget Who Needs a Vision Pro?

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK • BILL ACKMAN'S fight against HARVARD has made him the public face of a BILLIONAIRE CLASS anxious it no longer RULES THE WORLD.

The Once and Future Democratic Party • CALIFORNIA’S SENATE RACE is dominated by three candidates who each represent a distinct way forward for liberals. But the decision might have already been made for them.

Here She Comes Now • The writer Lucy Sante always tried to keep a safe distance from herself—and her own desires. Until, at 66, she broke free.

ME AND THE JOURNALISM KILLERS • I spent 30 years covering the tech industry as it has tried to eat media’s lunch.

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Best Bets • A COLLECTION OF expert-vetted, spotted-around-town, or otherwise just especially excellent products that recently appeared on thestrategist.com. To shop all these items—plus the hair dryer—in one place, scan the QR code.

I Can’t Stop Buying Bandages • Beauty entrepreneur, stylist, and inveterate collector Linda Rodin details her 40-year hunt for the perfect bandage.

Mohan Matchmaking • More than 1,000 South Asian singles gathered at the Times Square Sheraton for a two-day dating convention.

Craftsman Home • In a Prospect Heights floor-through, a set designer pays homage to her art form.

The Fifth Season • At Four Twenty Five, two super-chefs take aim at midtown’s most famous dining room.

Alt-inis, Ranked • MARTINIS ARE everywhere, although most new signature versions (a necessity for any bar or restaurant these days) are evolved, high-concept inventions that adopt the moniker but bear little resemblance to the classic template. They may not taste the same, but they are uniformly great. These are the ten best in town.

An Old Wives’ Tale • In comedian Cole Escola’s debut play, Oh, Mary!, Mary Todd Lincoln gets to be an unstoppable diva, and so do they.

Ten Inches Too Tall • Jacob Elordi is breaking Hollywood’s height barrier.

BIG ACTORS, LITTLE ROLES • Few are taller than six-foot-five—and they don’t tend to be leading men.

The Pop Star Approves This Message • When a tell-all documentary is just another press release.

Put Her in Everything • PEN15 introduced Maya Erskine as a gonzo comedic talent. Mr. & Mrs. Smith makes a convincing case for her as a rom-com lead.

CRITICS • Jackson McHenry on Feud: Capote vs. the Swans … Craig Jenkins on the Smile … Sara Holdren on Days of Wine and Roses.

To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read. FEBRUARY 14–28

RENDEZ-VOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA • Bilge Ebiri picks his most-ancitipated films from the lineup for Lincoln Center’s annual fest. Tickets on sale now.

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THE APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.

Would You Spend $860 on These Stretchy Pants? • How High Sport made something so basic so coveted.

Bryanboy’s Front Rows • The blogger hasn’t missed a Fashion Week in over a decade.

You Can’t Box Yseult In • Meet the French singer, model, and bag...