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Anthony Haden-Guest is the news editor of Charles Saatchi’s online magazine.

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NUMBER CRUNCHING

For Sale: Jeffrey Epstein’s Black Book of the Rich & Famous

The black book of unredacted names and numbers will be offered for private sale by sealed bids on May 15 by Alexander Historical Auctions, whose owner said it could fetch $200,000.

Kate Briquelet

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PAYBACK

Street Art Is Getting Stolen, and Even Held for Ransom

Street art is becoming more and more valuable—not just in the realm of art dealers, but as lucrative stolen goods.

Anthony Haden-Guest

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FIGHT NIGHT

Why I Just Celebrated My 85th Birthday in the Boxing Ring

Few spaces are more merciless, more transparent than a boxing ring—an arena designed to show whether an individual has what Tom Wolfe ascribed to astronauts: the Right Stuff.

Anthony Haden-Guest

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WARM WHITE WINE, PLEASE

New York’s Art Gallery Scene Is Back to Party

The pandemic brought Manhattan’s art scene to a standstill. But this summer, galleries are beginning to open in and outside the city—and hold some buzzy parties and openings.

Anthony Haden-Guest

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LOST AND FOUND

I Won an Emmy in 1980—and Just Found it in a Junk Store

Anthony Haden-Guest won an Emmy in 1980 for a TV documentary. It was lost when a storage facility sold his possessions off. Fast-forward to an emotional reunion in a junk store.

Anthony Haden-Guest

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Rich Canvas

How Will The Art World Survive? This Gallery Sets the Pace

The new, eight-floor Pace Gallery building opened this week, acquiring the moniker “Super Pace.” Its CEO reveals how it will thrive, despite the perils facing New York’s art world.

Anthony Haden-Guest

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Danger

When the KGB Wanted You Dead, This Is How They Killed You

From poison-tipped umbrellas to hidden bugs and a special thermometer to check a victim was dead, the KGB was ruthless in pursuing its targets, as a new exhibit in NYC reveals.

Anthony Haden-Guest

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Sound of Silence

Will Money Destroy NYC Hotspot That Launched Lana Del Rey?

The SideWalk Café on New York City's Lower East Side is a treasured gnarly hang-out and performance space humming with old school Lower East Side attitude. And it just got sold.

Anthony Haden-Guest

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ICON

Sphinx and Superstar: The Andy Warhol I Knew

He wanted recognition, he wanted to make money. But the real Andy Warhol, while relying on the professionalism of others, was also a slyly observant observer of the fame game.

Anthony Haden-Guest

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NIGHT LIFE

How Palagia Became The Queen of NYC’s Erotic Party Scene

It was 20 years ago that Palagia began her career as a sex party host in New York City—and the party to mark the anniversary was as wild as to be expected.

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