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No, I’m Wide Awake • I WAS AT a wonderful dinner the other night. There were three of us and we ate and drank well: punchy negronis and acidic mussels escabeche, runner beans sprinkled with chunky Parmesan, fresh anchovies on a little bed of tomato and garlic.

Chasing the Ultimate State of Nirvana • Ripped jeans. Slashed sweaters. Baggy cardies. Grunge 2.0 will make you nostalgic for a flannelled past.

Lewis Hamilton’s New Collaboration Is Ready for the Podium • The F1 driver’s latest IWC adds to the grand tradition of grail timepieces for elite racers.

Ashley Walters’ Growing Pains • After a decade or so starring in the globally beloved gang drama Top Boy, Ashley Walters is moving on (plus, he’s literally moved) and ready to embrace the creative opportunities that maturity and icon status bring.

The Other New York Is WILD • Looking for a heady dose of old-school Americana, but with a little less jet lag? The culinary and cultural renaissance in the Hudson Valley is elevating it beyond New York’s upstate country retreat and into a world-beating wellness destination of its own.

Do You Need a Weekend at the Confident Man Ranch? • Masculinity is evolving, leaving some men feeling unmoored. In the US, the operators of a dude ranch retreat at the foot of the Rockies are proposing a novel solution: a blending of cowboy culture and group therapy.

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How to Start Buying in the Wild World of Art • Whether you’re gunning for a Murakami or trying to fill out your Zoom background, there’s never been a better time to get into art – here’s our guide to jumping in.

The Hottest Gallery Is Instagram • Social media has obliterated the art world’s barriers – here’s how to spot the future masterpieces in your feed.

THE NEW BLUE-CHIP LIST • The art world can’t get enough of these high-priced virtuosos. Here are the star names attracting the biggest money.

Now’s the Time to Ride the Generative Art Boom • All the Bored Apes might be gone, but the machine-made art explosion is still here. The hard part is working out what’s worth anything in an age of infinite creativity (and replaceability).

HOW TO HANG IT • You’ve bought it and got it home. Now let interior designer Kelly Hoppen CBE show you how to hang it like a gallerist.

Chris Evans is Having Second Thoughts • Some of the things that the reluctant leading man has been contemplating lately include: humanity’s tiny place in our vast galaxy, autumns in New England, whether his dog realises he’s famous, and how, well, maybe being a movie star isn’t the best occupation for a guy who’s so prone to thinking about absolutely everything.

THE LAST MAESTROS OF Sartoria Italiana • Over the past century, the master tailors of Naples have become among the most renowned in the world. Today, without an urgent effort by younger generations to preserve the dying craft, Italy’s legendary tradition could become extinct.

The RACE to CATCH THE LAST NAZIS • A lifetime after the Holocaust, a few of its perpetrators somehow remain at large. And the German detectives tasked with bringing them to justice are making a final desperate push to hunt them down.

PAIN PER VIEW • YouTubers fighting OnlyFans stars! Tag team matches! Battles royale! The influencer-powered entertainment upstart Misfits Boxing wants to remake the sport as we know it – and fans are going crazy for it.

THE ANXIETY AND ECSTASY OF RASHID JOHNSON • Rashid Johnson...