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Quitting Xanax • For novelist Martha McPhee, Xanax was a miracle cure for panic attacks. The dependency that emerged was gradual and hard to shake.

Eastern Passage • On trips to India and Bangladesh, the novelist Nell Freudenberger struggled with what to wear—and what kind of woman she wanted to be.

My Life in Smocks and Politics • All politics, as the saying goes, are personal. In our fraught election year, Lynn Yaeger looks back at some key presidential races—and what she wore.

The First Wild Garden • A new book celebrates the historic English garden that launched a modern movement.

High Alptitude • Bally—as famously Swiss as the Alps—is in peak form under new designer Simone Bellotti.

Trust Your Gut • New at-home biome tests offer insight into the microorganisms that rule much more than just our stomachs.

Joining Forces • Jony Ive—better known for his landmark design work with Apple—collaborates with Moncler for a capsule collection of modular outerwear.

Mixed Company • An artist alliance between chef Daniel Humm and painter Francesco Clemente blossoms in a new bar.

Everybody Hertz • Waves of all kinds—magnetic, electric, sound—are being touted as balms for everything from anxiety to wrinkles. Eviana Hartman rides the next wave in wellness.

Pop the Lid • Colored mascara used to shout—now it whispers.

Hidden Gems • With its timeworn cities and sweeping seascapes, the Southern Italian region of Basilicata is rich with splendors.

Fall Into It • Big autumn books offer a range of escapes.

Walk This Spray • Scented runways are the latest merger of perfume and fashion.

THE HEIST OF THE Heart

SWING SHIFT • With the election of their lifetimes looming on the horizon, eight models—each of them with ties to a battleground state—tell us what’s important to them, what they’re fighting for, where they’re voting, and how they’re finding value and purpose in uneasy times.

The Simple Life • Call it the legacy of minimalism or just plain good sense, but the season’s most inspired silhouettes manage to pack color, texture, volume, and shape into sharply edited—and utterly wearable—packages.

GOING DEEP • For a decade, Nicolas Ghesquière’s Louis Vuitton has thought big—globally big—with its mix of historic narrative and futuristic vision. Fashion still holds a powerful sway for Ghesquière—but so too, he tells Nathan Heller, does a life far, far away from work.

The Shape of Things • Annabelle Selldorf has built a soaring career on gentle interventions, subtle forms—a design language of elegance and restraint. Dodie Kazanjian meets the architect of our moment.

TIME’S ARROW • A celebrated Broadway-bound play by Jez Butterworth, The Hills of California, captures the youthful ambitions—and dashed dreams—of a quartet of English sisters.

Testament of Youth • In a new production of Romeo and Juliet, Jack Antonoff, Rachel Zegler, Kit Connor, and Sam Gold transform a classic into a timely, urgent work.

GLOWING UP FAST • Glass skin, glazed-doughnut skin, dolphin skin, vampire skin—the latest Gen Z–driven beauty obsession is a face that shimmers, glows, and leaves little to the imagination.

HAT TRICKS • Tall or flat, solid or patterned, close-knit or wide-brimmed: Fall’s jauntiest accessory is also its most dazzlingly variable.

All in the Family • Future heirlooms and timeless hand-me-downs redefine past perfect.

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