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Legal Woes

Defendant Trump Is Not Helping Candidate Trump

“I knew that this case would prove harder for Teflon Don to repel,” writes Molly Jong-Fast. “But even still, I didn’t think the coating would wear off quite this quickly.”
music

James Andrews Looms Large at the New Orleans Jazz Fest

With a new album and a devoted following, the trumpet master is an ambassador-at-large for his hometown.

Fervent Israel Backer John Fetterman Has Never Been to Israel

Perturbing his staff, the senator has been unequivocal in his support since October 7, despite a growing shift among Democrats to rebuke the military response in Gaza.

FOR TORTURED POETS

Chairman of the Department
Taylor Swift’s New Album Is Here, and It Is Bleak
The musician’s eleventh studio album hit shelves on Friday, April 19.
big reputations
Meet Clara Bow, the Scrutinized “It Girl” Who Inspired a New Song
The silent-film star whose legacy has often been reduced to scandal gets a namesake track on The Tortured Poets Department, which Bow’s family hopes captures her “perseverance.”
happy easter
How Taylor Swift Laid the Groundwork for a Surprise Double Album
Vanity Fair's resident Swiftie makes the case for why Reputation (Taylor's Version) could come alongside The Tortured Poets Department on Friday.

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.