OLD SCHOOL

Have the liberal arts gone conservative?

INVISIBLE CITY

> After ists fell in Syria, supporters and victims alike were herded into a giant outdoor prison— and effectively given lifetime sentences.

THE TIME BEING

In my early thirties, I began to cultivate the friendship of older people—people born twenty or thirty or even fifty years before me. I read many novels in those days.

O.K., DOOMER

Some people want to build ALI. faster. Others want to pull the plug. Who will decide the fate of humanity?

TALKING WITH GOD

John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt: A Parable” and Brooklyn Laundry.”

BODIES OF EVIDENCE

“Love Lies Bleeding.”

YOU TELL ME

Why Percival Everett cant say what his novels mean.

GONE WITH THE WIND

In pursuit of John Wilkes Booth.

Adelle Waldman Takes the Early Shift

In 2013, she published a novel that literary Brooklyn couldn’t stop talking about. It took a $12.25-an-hour job at a retail store to write the next one.

Neighborhood News: Soldiers in the Subway

The governor sends in the troops.

THE SQUATTERS OF BEVERLY HILLS

AFTER A FUGITIVE DOCTOR ABANDONED HIS MANSION, AN ENTERPRISING GROUP OF PARTY THROWERS MANAGED TO SLIDE IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR, UPENDING THE COMFORTABLE LIVES OF THEIR NEW, ULTRAWEALTHY NEIGHBORS.

The System: Zak Cheney-Rice

But His Crimes... Are voters forgetting the extraordinary accusations against Trump?

Dynasties: Tanya Gold Fall of the House of Windsor The crisis behind the tabloid sensation surrounding Princess Catherine.

TO OUTSIDERS, the British royal family can seem like a curio.

192 MINUTES WITH ...Reesa Teesa

The \"Who TF Did I Marry\" TikToker, whose tale of a lying husband went megaviral, says she won't be fooled again.

THE RIGHT ΤΟ CHANGE SEX

Trans kids are under attack. It’s time we found the courage to defend them.

BIG FEELINGS

Its made her the most influential parenting expert since Dr. Spock.

McIntosh 75th Anniversary Power Amplifier

Last year, in an interview with CIGAR AFICIONADO, the cigar-smoking president of McIntosh Labs, Charlie Randall, hinted that something immense was coming in 2024 for the audio company's 75th anniversary.

The Lodge at Sea Island, Georgia

Guests sip sundowners as a lone bagpiper plays off the day while strolling around the waterfront putting green at The Lodge at Sea Island.

The Year of the Chronographs

Second only to the ubiquitous date display, the chronograph, or stopwatch function, is the most common watch complication. This year was a particularly significant vintage for chronographs, including three that stand apart for technical milestones and sheer design audacity.

2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray

“There's no replacement for displacement,\" or so goes the classic sports car rule.

Pure Bred Lamb

Ingredients are either exceptional or they’re not. That’s the maxim of Michelin-starred chef Thomas Keller, and we happen to agree, especially when it comes to sourcing something as spiritually symbolic as lamb for spring consumption.

Armagnac Vs. Cognac

If you know Cognac, you’re among the many who know the global brandy phenomenon that has carved out a niche with cigar smokers. Those who know Armagnac are in much shorter supply, even while France’s other brandy has a longer heritage and rivals Cognac in connoisseurship. The uninitiated are forever asking, “Which is better?”

Glammed-Up Golf Gloves

In the dream scenario, you return to your regular weekend foursome on opening day with a brand-new swing, devoid of that accursed slice or nagging hook.

CIGAR AFICIONADO'S 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW

AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT A YEAR'S WORTH OF CIGAR RATINGS

Secretariat's Ride to Derby Glory

Even the most hallowed of sports records get eclipsed. Roger Bannister was the first to run a four-minute mile, but that feat has been vanquished again and again.

The Drink of the Derby

More than 120,000 icy cold Mint Juleps will be served on May 4 at Churchill Downs

150 Years of the Kentucky Derby

CIGAR AFICIONADO'S GUIDE TO THE MOST EXCITING TWO MINUTES IN SPORTS

A Guide to Churchill Downs

If you’re going to watch the Derby in person, it pays to know the finest spots

Living for the Track

FanDuel host Michael Joyce has been in love with horse racing since he was a boy

The Gambler

Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Farm has gone from a hobby to the top Thoroughbred horse breeding operation in America