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152 HOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT By MITCH GLAZER

For years, Bill Murray wanted to be funny again, and this month finds him in full comic cry. A longtime friend and collaborator catches Murray at his silliest and most serious as they make a Christmas special that only one man’s magic could pull off. Photographs by Bruce Weber.

159 NAIRORI’S SPRING AWAKENING

Spotlight on the small-business accelerator Spring, just launched in Nairobi to give Africa-based entrepreneurs an edge. By Austin Merrill. Photograph by Guillaume Bonn.

160 KF. PORTRAIT: AGNES GUND By BOB COLACELLO

The art-world doyenne has served on countless charitable boards, launched her own arts-education initiative, and presided over Park Avenue’s most eclectic dinners. In fact, her generosity seems to include everyone but herself. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

162 CASE STUDY IN SCANDAL By DAVID MARGOLICK

When the dean of Stanford's Graduate School of Business

abruptly announced his resignation this fall, one of the world’s most prestigious corporate training grounds found itself mired in scandal. A once secret affair, a discrimination lawsuit, and charges of hypocrisy are now rocking the campus as a key protagonist speaks for the first time.

166 THE RANDIT PLAYS ON By NED ZEMAN

For five straight years, Burt Reynolds ruled the box office, but bad choices and an epic divorce battle wiped him out. Last winter, he auctioned off his Boogie Nights Golden Globe, his Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am, and a gold watch from Sally Field, among other items. And though his new memoir may be a Hollywood classic, it doesn’t tell the whole story. Photograph by Martin Schoeller.

172 ALL RY HIS SELFIE By DEREK BLASBERG

It Boy Lucky Blue Smith is the 17-year-old face of Tom Ford, Moncler, and Calvin Klein Jeans, and the fair-haired phenom of the selfie set. Photograph by Dewey Nicks.

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174 JAZZ ON THE LOOSE Photographs by MARK SELIGER

Young musicians are flocking to jazz, fueling a vibrant live-music scene and transcending a troubled industry.

A portfolio of the genre's current generation hails their democracy of sound. Text by Will Friedwald.

184 ASTOR COUNTRY By BOB COLACELLO Annabel Astor isn’t your average titled Englishwoman. Sure, there’s the 17th-century manor, the gallery of aristocratic forebears, the daughter married to the prime minister. There’s also Astor’s entrepreneurial spirit, which is driving her home-decor company, OKA, into the U.S. market. Photographs by Jonathan Becker.

199 TESSA WITH A TWINKLE

Spotlight on Hollywood native Tessa Thompson, following her breakout 2014 (Dear White People, Selma) with this month’s Creed. By Krista Smith. Photograph by Williams & Hirakawa.

VANITIES

81 STEPHANIE AND THE SPY

Andrew Smith gives a voice to Trumps hair. Craig Brown compiles a list of the short-fingered vulgarian’s best tweets; Mike Sacks, Ted Travelstead, and Scott Jacobson tour the Trump Presidential Library.

FANFAIR & FAIRGROUND

93 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTURE

London’s sexy new dining room. The Business of Fashion's aficionado. Paris’s Shakespeare and Company opens a literary cafe; a boutique floral-delivery service goes green. Hot Tracks: the Weeknd. Private Lives: Countess Debonnaire von Bismarck. Mood Board: Erdem. A virtual-reality pioneer. Hot Type. Beauty: Kiehl's annual Holiday Collection gives back; perfume-maker Ben Gorham's limited-edition kit; bespoke scents; Hot Looks.

112 AROUND THE WORLD, ONE PARTY AT A TIME

Family, friends, and colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of Hollywood legend Jerry Weintraub at a memorial in Los Angeles. The Luminous gala shows support for the British Film Institute National Archive.

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COLUMNS

122 THE MOUTH THAT ROARED By JAMES WOLCOTT

The Don Rickies of the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump has roasted his opponents, his party, and entire countries. A student of insult comedy critiques his performance.

126 THE CORNER-OFFICE DELUSION By MICHAEL KINSLEY A lot of ink has been spilled on Carly Fiorina's record as a C.E.O. If history is any guide, she’s got a bigger problem than her C-suite tenure. Illustrations by Barry Blitt.

130 THE TALK OF MAYFAIR By JAMES REGINATO

There’s no place like Mayfair for a jet-set pied-a-terre. Yet a family feud, a Savile Row shake-up, and a political foe have put London's toniest neighborhood on edge.

138 WATERWORLD By DAVID KAMP Miami Beach is hotter than ever, as the ultra-rich fuel a luxury-building boom. Will they find themselves swamped by rising sea levels? Climate scientists and civic boosters have different visions of the city’s next century. Photo illustrations by Darrow.

148 A WllG AND A PRAYER By JAMES B. STEELE

While American fliers have a lot to complain about, they rarely give a thought to airplane maintenance. But nearly all the big U.S. airlines have outsourced major overhauls to developing countries, where the labor is cheap and the regulations lax.

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60 EDITOR’S LETTER ON A WING AND A HAIR

66 CONTRIRUTORS

74 LETTERS THE MAN BEHIND THE MASK

78 60 MINUTES POLL

120 IN THE DETAILS RALPH FIENNES

121 OUT TO LUNCH WILLIAM EGGLESTON

208 PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE ANDREA BOCELLI

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