Contents

Issue No. 709

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Features

116 Playing It Cool

BY DURGA CHEW-BOSE PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALASDAIR McLELLAN

Twilight might have propelled her into megastardom, but Kristen Stewart has found a way to stay true to herself.

128 The Beautiful Power

BY JESMYN WARD PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

In his nonfiction, Ta-Nehisi Coates has tackled the big issues of our time. His debut novel, The Water Dancer, finds him rising to a whole new level.

Spotlights

164 Out of Office BY NICOLE SPERLING PHOTOGRAPHS BY JASON BELL

Julia Louis-Dreyfus's epic comedic run.

134 To Cheat and Lie in L.A.

BY EVGENIA PERETZ PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SEAN McCABE

How students at some of California's ritziest schools and their do-gooder parents wound up ensnared in the college admissions scandal.

140 The Pioneer

BY KEZIAH WEIR PHOTOGRAPH BY BAZ LUHRMANN

Miuccia Prada has woven together a life of political and cultural engagement with high-end—and high-minded—design.

174 AbbeyRoad BY JULIE MILLER PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARK NEVILLE

Downton Abbey returns—this time on the big screen.

DIAMOND DOGS

Value of a 31-carat ring stolen in a Paris heist

"DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH," P. 168

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Features

144 In the Crosshairs

BY AY MAN M. MOHYELDIN

The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi exposed the brutality of the Saudi regime. The lengths to which the crown prince's minions have gone to make his opponents "disappear" is just as alarming.

150 Screen Share

BY BRITT HENNEMUTH PHOTOGRAPHS BY MACIEK KOBIELSKI

These eight rising stars are lighting up screens large and small this season.

160 A Change of Heart

BY JAMES REGINATO PHOTOGRAPH BY ETHAN JAMES GREEN

Heiress to one of America's largest fortunes, Colonel Jennifer Pritzker saw no contradiction in being a trans woman and GOP supporter—until now.

168 Diamonds in the Rough

BY ADAM LEITH GOLLNER PHOTOGRAPH BY AMBROISE TEZENAS

The French authorities thought they had caught the culprits behind the $73 million jewelry heist at Harry Winston Paris. But had they?

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"Even at a school [so] Mean Girls-ish," says a parent, "there was a group of kids who took that to the next level."

"TO CHEAT AND LIE IN L.A.," P. 134

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

The two career options Ta-Nehisi Coates considered

"THE BEAUTIFUL POWER," P. 128

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Columns

108 The Horny Holy Man

BY VANESSA GRIGORIADIS ILLUSTRATION BY ANDRE CARRILHO

How Keith Raniere, a geeky IT guy turned prophet of self-empowerment, created the Nxivm cult to feed his sexual needs.

112 The Legend of CBS News

BY JOE POMPEO ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL HOEWELER

Veteran producer Susan Zirinsky lived through the network's news heyday. As its new president, she faces a much tougher battle.

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Vanities

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Opening Act Thomasin McKenzie, next up in Jojo Rabbit, talks the Sims and social media

Books Insider accounts of Hollywood's Golden Age, plus fiction recommendations from your favorite authors

Fashion Romance-drenched fashion and fairy-tale fine jewelry

Trending The fall's best leopard prints

My Stuff Chic favorites from the maestro of footwear, Pierre Hardy

Beauty The glamorous cry gets its due, from Judy Garland to tear-strewn runways

Fairground Inside the Serpentine Summer Party, London's starriest soiree of the season, cohosted by Chanel

"I would choose to come back as an exotic translucent marine organism writhing around orgiastically."

RICK OWENS, P. 189

62 Behind the Issue

74 Contributors

78 Editor's Letter

80 Correspondence

189 Proust Questionnaire

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