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80 FOX'S FIRST LADY By EVGENIA PERETZ Coolly skewering G.O.R gasbags (including one Donald J. Trump), Fox News's Megyn Kelly has attracted viewers from both right and left. Her most obvious belief may be in herself. Photographs by Patrick Demarchelier.

86 THE WAR FOR EUROPE By HENRY PORTER As the European Union reels from the blows of 2015—terrorism, mass migration, ongoing debt crisis— the Continent is waking from its dream.

92 RHAPSODY IN RLUEGRASS Spotlight on Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's musical, Bright Star. By David Kamp. Photograph by Mark Schafer.

94 HILLARY'S OTHER DAUGHTER By WILLIAM D. COHAN Burned by scandal, like her boss, Huma Abedin is seen as Hillary Clinton's most loyal and powerful aide. Could she also be the campaign's next problem?

98 V.F. PORTRAIT: RILL IRWIN By GEORGE STEVENS JR. The founder of the Kennedy Center Honors applauds the protean talent of a circus-trained actor. Photograph by Annie Leibovitz.

100 MAN OF HER DREAMS By ADAM CIRALSKY An NBC News producer knew she'd crossed a line when she fell for the famous surgeon she was covering. But the most unbelievable part of the story was yet to come. Portraits by Gina LeVay.

106 POISON PILL By BETHANY McLEAN What possessed pharma C.E.O. Martin Shkreli to make himself Public Enemy Number One by raising the price of a lifesaving drug more than 5,000 percent? It's complicated. Photographs by Nigel Parry.

110 GREASE LIGHTNING By MICHAEL CALLAHAN Nearly 40 years ago, a movie musical became one of Hollywood's biggest hits: Grease. As Fox airs a live reboot, the film's cast remembers those summer nights.

117 DALE FORCE Spotlight on James Badge Dale, star of Michael Bay's 13 Hours. By Andrea Cuttler. Photograph by Richard Phibbs.

118 A PEDIGREED MURDER By MARK SEAL When a champion Irish setter dropped dead hours after leaving Crufts, the world's most prestigious dog show, last year, the autopsy revealed poison. A canine whodunit. Portraits by Mary McCartney.

123 HERMES'S SEXY REASTS Spotlight on Hermes's new feline chic. By Laura Jacobs.

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124 THE BEST LITTLE SOCIALITE IN TEXAS By JAMES REGINAT0 At 80, one Houston treasure, Lynn Wyatt, is auctioning her couture picks to benefit another: the Rothko Chapel. Photographs by Jonathan Becker.

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45 EASY ON THE EIZA Teddy Wayne presents Obligatory magazine; Craig Brown returns with Trumps Twitter. Adam Leff and Richard Rushheld take on presidential-campaign books.

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55 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF THE CULTUREThe Art of Flying. My Stuff: Clare Vivier. Hot Type. Beauty: sublime scents; Hot Looks.

64 AROUND THE WORLD, ONE PARTY AT A TIME LACMA and Gucci honor director Alejandro G. Inarritu and artist James Turrell at the fifth annual Art + Film Gala.

70 PODCAST NATION By JAMES WOLCOTT VF.'s critic analyzes the growing chorus of an audio renaissance.

72 THE UNBEARABLE SILENCE OF P.C. By MICHAEL KINSLEY Britain once seemed proof against the political correctness of its transatlantic ally. Not anymore.

76 CHIC OF THE OLD BLOCK By DAVID KAMP This month, Barneys New York returns to the street where its retail legend began.

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36 CONTRIBUTORS

38 EDITOR'S LETTER THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

42 60 MINUTES POLL

52 FIRST-PERSON CINDY CRAWFORD

66 IN THE DETAILS WHITNEY CUMMINGS

68 OUT TO LUNCH CECILY STRONG

146 PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE DEREK Z00LANDER

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