By Daniel D'Addario 8/02/12 9:26am

In Memoriam

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Griffin Dunne, with Mr. Vidal.

Gore Vidal’s New York Life, in Pictures

The late Gore Vidal will be remembered by generations of readers as a gripping writer of American history and gay life through the twentieth century and among the last of a class of public intellectuals. But among a certain circle of New Yorkers, he was known also a spirited raconteur and party guest; Mr. Vidal’s recent interactions with New York society are chronicled here, via photos from Patrick McMullan. Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 3/30/12 11:00am

the eight-day week

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To Do Sunday: Gore 2012

Gore Vidal’s The Best Man—a play about all the chicanery that goes into a presidential race—was last revived on Broadway in 2000, the year of a highly contested, acrimonious presidential election. Well, just as the Mayans predicted, 2012 has occasioned an even more strident race, which in turn occasions another revival. The play’s even more Read More