New York Times - International Style

Courting Emmy voters, the stars and creators of the HBO Max series got in character for “Deborah Vance & Friends & Enemies Live!”

It’s nostalgic, optimistic and, some argue, easier to pull off than you may think.

Stretches, protein balls and financial advice were on offer at a class on a recent Wednesday morning in Water Mill, N.Y.Prenups and Pilates, a fitness-meets-marital-contract class, took place on a recent Wednesday morning in Water Mill, N.Y.

Plus: The woman helping all of us get dressed and thoughts on the other September magazine covers.

With “Coyote vs. Acme,” Ian Frazier, a soft-spoken reporter and humorist, has finally gone Hollywood.Ian Frazier, who has written for The New Yorker since the 1970s, in Montclair, N.J.