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The Promise of a Really Great Passport Photo
Is such a thing even possible?
By Choire Sicha
Recent and archived work by Choire Sicha for The New York Times
Is such a thing even possible?
By Choire Sicha
By Ezra Marcus
Two glistening superstars have decoupled. It’s springtime in New York.
By Michael Gold and Choire Sicha
The prime-time conversation put Ms. Winfrey’s ace skills as an interviewer back in the spotlight.
By Choire Sicha
It will show at 9 p.m. on ITV.
By Choire Sicha
The reality television show’s longtime host will be absent for an unspecified amount of time. He has come under fire after making remarks he now acknowledges were dismissive of racism.
By Matt Stevens
Mr. Alig, who gained fame in the 1980s as a party promoter, was a tabloid celebrity who served 17 years in prison for manslaughter.
By Choire Sicha
You voted on the most— and least — important categories of American celebrity. The results surprised us!
This fantasy series clearly won’t write itself.
By Choire Sicha and Alan Yuhas
Look at all these people crammed so close together, wow.
By Elizabeth Bristow and Choire Sicha