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The 10 Books That Nate Silver, Dua Lipa, Lupita Nyong’o, and Other Famous Bookworms Loved This Year

There’s a particular intimacy to hearing about someone’s favorite book. Here, 10 actors, authors, and artists of all kinds share the 2024 reads—new and old—that they couldn’t get out of their heads. LUPITA NYONG’OACTOR, A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE ‘Saga’ by Brian K. Vaughan “I love that world,” says the actor of Brian K. Vaughan’s […]

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A Tracey Emin ’Paintings’-Inspired Shopping List, From VF Editors

Known for her intensely visceral, often autobiographical works, from figurative paintings like Is Nothing Sacred (2023) to “unsanitary” installations—her 1999 My Bed, made up of everyday detritus, was shortlisted for the Turner Prize—British artist Tracey Emin’s career traces a winding evolution, mirroring life’s inconsistencies, triumphs, and tragedies. Spanning a wide scope of media and subjects […]

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Inside the Violence and Radicalization of America’s Neo-Nazi Youth

This article was reported in partnership with Type Investigations with support from the nonpartisan nonprofit Fund for Constitutional Government. Brandon Russell’s letters were detailed: first a how-to diagram for building a functional explosive device. Then instructions for dropping propaganda leaflets by air. In another, an ominous warning: “As soon as I get out, I will […]