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Did an Oura Ring Save My Life? • The device urged me to take my symptoms seriously. If I hadn’t, there’s a chance you wouldn’t be reading this. (Because I’d be dead.)
Family Secrets • What does it mean to be a man? That’s the question Tom Junod, the best magazine writer of his generation, explored in his stories. His new book about his philandering father might hold the answer.
Patrick Ball Is The Pitt’s Wild Card • Out of all those suffering on HBO Max’s viscerally intense medical drama, perhaps the most complex case is actually one of the doctors
OYSTERS—IN YOUR KITCHEN! • They’re delicious, luxurious, impressive, a little mysterious …and you could serve them tonight
PACK IT UP, PACK IT IN
THE OG EVERYDAY JACKET • Initially designed for the golf course, the Harrington has become an icon—and an indispensable part of your spring wardrobe
YA BIG LUG • The best way to bring some oomph to your spring footwear rotation? A pair of shoes with plenty of sole.
A Warhol, but Make It a Watch • The artist was one of Piaget’s most devoted fans. Now, decades after he made his favorite timepiece famous, the partnership is finally official.
THE RISE OF SOUTHWESTERN STYLE
A SUIT OF ARMOR • Sam Lobban, CEO of Thom Browne, tells us why his made-to-measure suit will only get better as he beats it up
All Due Speed • Louis Vuitton’s Formula 1 trophy trunks bring true artisanship to the high-octane world of motorsports
THE LAST SYMPHONY • The author’s wife, a celebrated composer, vanished from the world after a brief, vicious bout with cancer. When her final piece was performed posthumously, it spoke to him in ways she never could.
A NATION OF MARKS • Donald Trump, of all people, is on the hunt for fraud. But only in states where an investigation serves his crooked agenda.
I Was a Drug Dealer. Would Trump Kill Me? • Bombing suspected drug traffickers without proof or accountability is not the start of a good trend
A$AP Rocky’s American Dream • Hip-hop superstardom, a budding movie career, his own fashion line, and three kids with Rihanna. This is the new picture of success, and there ain’t a picket fence in sight.
Brunello Cucinelli • Designer, entrepreneur, humanitarian; 72; Solomeo, Italy
THE NEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
LIFE SKILLS
MONEY
PEOPLE SKILLS
GOING OUT
STYLE
Should I Wear a Tie?
THE SUDDEN ASCENT OF LEWIS PULLMAN • You might know the thirtythree-year-old actor from his last name—or his roles in Top Gun: Maverick and Thunderbolts*—but his recent jump from ensemble player to leading man puts him in a league of his own
The New Man at Dior • In 2025, Jonathan Anderson, a forty-two-year-old designer from Northern Ireland, became the creative director of one of the biggest labels in the world. His first collection was a bold signal that he was taking the legendary fashion house in a new direction. From Paris, he had much to say about his vision—and more.
THE ART OF DRESSING UP
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE • What I learned about men in eight months as a sex worker at a Nevada brothel
CREDITS
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