Spiegel Stuff: Alone With the Boston Strangler; a Missing Magritte; Behind Carly Simon’s Songs

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From international art theft to the history of disco and the early days of Stanley Kubrick's career, there's sure to be something that piques your fancy in this mix of stories from the VF Archive. Sit back, relax, and dive in.

Alone With the Strangler

The idyllic Boston suburb of Belmont saw its first murder in 1963. In an excerpt from his book, Sebastian Junger writes about the Boston Strangler, his mother's brush with death, and the lingering mystery of the case.

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The Missing Magritte

The theft of a deeply personal painting by René Magritte from a Belgian museum was a national tragedy. Later, an investigation into the theft pointed to a tragedy even greater.

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Eyes Wide Open

Inside Stanley Kubrick's early photo-narratives, from his undercover shots of ordinary people to the complex backstories he gave celebrity subjects such as Frank Sinatra, to the boxing images that resulted in his very first movie.

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Restless Blueblood

Marietta Tree moved effortlessly from socialite lunches to meetings with Black civil rights leaders, becoming mistress of the legendary English estate Ditchley and hostess to the future Queen Elizabeth. Caroline Seebohm explores her lives and loves.

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I Never Sang for My Mother

Carly Simon's privileged youth as the daughter of Simon & Schuster's founder was racked by the deception in her parents' marriage. A year after her mother's death, Simon tried to put to rest old memories of the web of eroticism, jealousy, and lies that surrounded the family's Stamford home.

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Boogie Nights: An Oral History of Disco

The music that surged out of gay underground New York clubs such as the Loft and 12 West in the early '70s was the sound of those who wanted to dance, dance, dance—blotting out everything but their bodies and the beat.

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Saturday, March 4, 2023

Alone With the Boston Strangler; a Missing Magritte; Behind Carly Simon’s Songs

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