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Vanities

19 Opening Act

From Bodies Bodies Bodies to I Know What You Did Last Summer, actor Chase Sui Wonders is already a pro at navigating Hollywood horrors.

21, 27 / The Gallery

Marineinspired beading over leatherwork takes the imagination to the ocean floor; Rolex's newest debut joins vintage inspiration and fresh tech.

22 / Trending

Scandinavian harbors are calling this summer.

26 / Travel

A royals writer finds a much-needed reprieve in Bali and Lombok.

28 / Art

A guide to the bustling Greek art scene.

30 / Books

Like if a pool party was a book club.

32 / Design

Objects to come home to.

Column

34 A Modern Prometheus

The seeds of Donald Trump's destructive second term can be found in the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts.

By Cristian Farias

Illustration by André Carrilho

Features

38 Brave Heart

The most in-demand man in Hollywood took a circuitous route to stardom. A wildly honest talk with Pedro Pascal.

By Karen Valby

Photographs by Solve Sundsbo

52 The Godfather Presidency

Want to really understand Donald Trump? Try studying the Mob-adjacent real estate business of 1970s New York City.

By Sam Tanenhaus

Illustrations by The Red Dress

60 Star Witness

Nearly a decade after being robbed at gunpoint, Kim Kardashian entered a Paris courtroom to testify against her attackers.

By Hugo Wintrebert

14 Editor's Letter

16 Contributors

132 Proust Questionnaire

The Summer Issue /No. 770

Features

66 The Whole Truth

How Low & Order star Mariska Hargitay discovered a long-held family secret—and decided to share it with the world.

By Joy Press

Photographs by Guy Aroch

72 Out of the Park

Central Park's Delacorte Theater returns after an $80 million renovation with a megawatt Twelfth Night.

By Hillary Busis

Photographs by Emma Summerton

80 When the Smoke Cleared

As Los Angeles began building back from the devastation of January's wildfires, the men and women of its firehouses continued their work.

Photo portfolio by Matthew Brookes

88 Estate of Mind

Giancarlo Giammetti, business partner of Valentino Garavani, opens the doors of his Roman palazzo as he reminisces on a life in fashion.

By James Reginato

Photographs by Simon Watson

96 Whatever Means Necessary

The dizzying rise of MAHA chieftain Galley Means, a key architect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s federal health infrastructure takeover.

By Katherine Eban

Illustration by Celina Pereira

104 Big Swing

Can a 21st-century makeover turn golf into an arena sport?

By Andrew Zaleski

Photographs by Rose Marie Cromwell

110 Notes on a Scene

From Brando to Dolly to Pacino—a celebrity journalist who created intimate portraits of 20th-century icons shares his diaries for the first time.

By Lawrence Grobel

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Tmveryunprivate in my private life."

— PEDRO PASCAL

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