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IN GOOD COMPANY

BIRDS OF A FEATHER MAY FLOCK TOGETHER, but what about other collectives of critters-and what do you call them when they do?

Sense or Nonsense?

Why some birds can taste and smell - but others can't

Food-Focused and Fierce

Meet Canada jays and learn why they eat almost anything they can find

Sparrow Look-Alikes

Distinct sounds help separate these similar species

ON THE MOVE

Birds approach the challenges of migration in surprising ways. Learn about how they walk, swim or take the scenic route during their travels.

Embracing the Darkness

From black plants to moody decor, Gothic garden elements can offer a unique outlet to express your dark side

Autumn Wonders

Fall colors offer befitting backdrops for these stunning reader photos

Red-Hot Plants

Scarlet-hued berries add a pop of color to any garden

YOUR OWN Perfect Prairie

Learn how to cultivate an oasis of grassland flora in your backyard

Maple Mania

Amazing facts about this fall foliage mainstay

THE GE NERAL

How ELIZABETH PRELOGAR, America's low-key, high-powered solicitor general, is holding the Supreme Court's feet to the fire

HELLA, YES

Thirty years into her career, Dutch design star Hella Jongerius proves the best ideas-and objects are those that grow and transform along with us

BAD FAITH

From exiled actors to academics, influencers to intellectuals, VF gets under the hood of the Catholic right's celebrity conversion industrial complex

Boys and THEIR TOYS

Inside the hypermacho, Bible-thumping alt-tech universe trying to take on Silicon Valley-from El Segundo

STRANGER Things

The Democrats' short hot summer of \"weird\"

CHARM SCHOOL

In the hands of Ashe Leandro, a historic New York City house gets a delightful makeover

FUNNY BUSINESS

NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE LAUNCHED A REVOLUTION THAT CHANGED COMEDY, TELEVISION, AND THE MOVIES. NOW DIRECTOR JASON REITMAN HAS RE-CREATED THE CHAOTIC HOURS BEFORE SNL'S FIRST EPISODE. LIVE FROM NEW YORK, IT'S 1975!

A House Divided

The Mellon dynasty has long been known for its old money refinement and discretion. But when TIM MELLON became Donald Trump's biggest donor many members of the family were mystified-and not afraid to talk about it

VANITIES

MAISY STELLA knows how to think outside the box

Changed for Good

Blending architectural styles, the new movie Wicked ventures off the beaten yellow-brick path

Staying Present

At his Manhattan apartment, Queer Eye star and first-time homeowner Antoni Porowski leans into the moment

Going Big

From her vast new studio in the South of France, ceramist Olivia Cognet ups the ante

Table Talk

Gae Aulenti's 1965 marble Jumbo table still has outsize appeal

Earth Tone

In Mexico's Valle de Guadalupe, a new wellness resort looks to the land

BOTH NOW SIDES

SELENA GOMEZ is seriously in loveand making the best work of her career. With the audacious Emilia Pérez hitting theaters and Only Murders in the Building returning to TV, the actor, singer, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate talks, about the climb

shades of eden

In her magical LA garden, artist Mimi Lauter contemplates the cycle of life and the rapturous power of color

GIVE AND LET GIVE

MELINDA FRENCH GATES is speaking out for the rights of women and girls, embracing her role as godmother to her fellow philanthropists, and getting political, even when it's a little uncomfortable.

mother nature

Taking inspiration from her own childhood memories, Jennifer Garner crafts a cozy California home and garden where she and her family can put down roots

THE BILLIONAIRE'S SECRET

THE GERMAN INDUSTRIALIST KLAUSMICHAEL KUEHNE, BORN IN 1937, IS ONE OF THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, WITH MORE MONEY THAN KEN GRIFFIN, OR MACKENZIE SCOTT, OR FRANÇOIS PINAULT. WHERE DID HIS FAMILY FORTUNE COME FROM? THE NAZIS KNOW

BOTH SIDES NOW

Celebrated for his fantastical, genderfluid fashions, designer Harris Reed brings the same rule-flouting approach to a petite London apartment