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Sweet Spot Milk Bar, a magical dessert mecca by Christina Tosi, opens a New York flagship

THE FINE PRINT • MOCA’s new exhibition salutes maximalism—when it comes to patterns, more is more

STAR POWER • Dorothea Lasky and Alex Dimitrov, the writers behind the Twitter phenomenon and new book Astro Poets, play matchmaker between fall’s standout scents and the astrological elements

FINAL CUT • The director behind Beyoncé and Rihanna videos, and this month’s Queen & Slim film, Melina Matsoukas proves that personal style is just another form of her artistry

GOLDEN DAYS • New ethical-sourcing mandates make it easier to buy green—and make a statement

CINEMA PARADISO • Awards buzz began on speedboats and private palazzos at the Venice International Film Festival

TO THE NINES • V.F. and Saks Fifth Avenue celebrated the power of style during the Best-Dressed List party at L’Avenue in New York

Agenda

THE NEW ESTABLISHMENT 2019

Death to the New Establishment (Long May They Reign!) • SO MUCH FOR MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. AFTER YEARS OF SCANDALS, OUR NEW MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE APPEAR EVEN MORE RUTHLESS THAN THE OLD GUARD THEY DISPLACED

THE VALLEY • Visionaries and venture capitalists transforming the tech industry. (See also: “The Moguls,” page 71.)

THE MONEY CROWD • The rising generation of bankers, fintech pioneers, and other masters of the financial universe

THE OLD NEW ESTABLISHMENT • Big men on campus (yes, they are all men) who are still masters of their domains

THE MOGULS • Titans, empire builders, and wannabe monopolists disrupting the world on a mass scale

#MeToo and What Came After • THE REPORTERS WHO HELPED IGNITE A MOVEMENT REFLECT ON ITS STUNNING SUCCESS—AND THE ENORMOUS WORK THAT REMAINS

THE NEW HOLLYWOOD • In a world dominated by streaming, old Hollywood has gone high-tech

THE ARENA • Musicians, athletes, and executives remaking the entertainment industry in the mobile-first era

THE ROCKEFELLERS • In the age of social capital, philanthropy is the ultimate power trip

Jeffrey Epstein’s Meritocrat Grift • HE HELPED BROKER THE ’90S MARRIAGE BETWEEN MONEY AND SCIENCE. AND IN HIS EXTREME ENTITLEMENT AND HEEDLESSNESS, HE MIRRORED ESTABLISHMENT VALUES

THE FOURTH ESTATE • Broadcast, print, and digital media barons fighting to make journalism at scale

THE TASTEMAKERS • Influencers who are redefining the relationship between consumers and brands

THE SWAMP • Politicos, power brokers, and other wetland creatures doing battle in Trump’s Washington

Oscar Awakes • Will the new voters rise up? Will the old guard squash them? Hollywood’s off to the races

FAME & PHOENIX • His brother River’s death is one of his Rosebuds, Joaquin says, “but it’s not a Rosebud in the way that people think.” He says his gift for dark roles like the Joker is “prenatal,” and he can leave them behind on set. “I fucking love my life,” he says.

Patriot Act • After he visited a massage parlor near Palm Beach, NFL owner Robert Kraft was charged with soliciting a prostitute. What happened next was not what anyone expected

C Major • Cynthia Erivo stunned Broadway in The Color Purple—but it’s a star turn as Harriet Tubman, YOHANA...