| MATTHEW LYNCH,
EXECUTIVE EDITOR |
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It wouldn’t be novel at this point to find cultural parallels between the early days of the second Trump era and the go-go Reagan ’80s. And it’s never a bad time to revisit the history of Barneys, New York’s era-defining department store. Suffice it to say, today’s excerpt from Gene Pressman, whose family owned the retailer for decades, hits a perfect note for late summer 2025.
Elsewhere today, an extraordinary story from Rachel Dodes about a death row inmate who became a murder investigator himself; David Canfield visits the hottest TV set in town; and Katie Nicholl reports on a royal move. More tomorrow… |
William Noguera was sentenced to death row as a teenager after an act of rage he never stopped regretting. But his redemption arc while incarcerated brought him perilously close to some of the most violent criminals in America, including Joseph Naso, a convicted serial killer whose true body count—and culpability—became Noguera’s mission to expose.
From the September issue, read part one of Rachel Dodes’s chilling story. |
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Noah Wyle and the cast of the medical drama tease some key upcoming moments witnessed on set by VF while also reflecting on their Emmy-nominated breakout first season. Plus: Wyle dances. |
Following Queen Elizabeth’s death and Princess Kate and King Charles both being diagnosed with cancer, the couple wants to “start afresh,” says a source. |
Actor and director Ayo Edebiri, who was nominated in both Emmy categories, reveals her ambitions for writing and directing in the future, including giving a certain purple dinosaur of children’s TV the film treatment. |
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In Reagan’s bull market ’80s, Gordon Gekko types and avant-garde artists mingled at the same cult-favorite store. In an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir, They All Came to Barneys, former co-CEO Gene Pressman takes us inside the heyday of his family business: “We get the yuppies—the baby boomers who have the taste and the disposable income,” said longtime Barneys executive Peter Rizzo. “They want quality and unique things for themselves…and for their sons.” |
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