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A collage of images from “Making the Band 3” including Diddy and Dawn Richard
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The Transparent Cruelties of Diddy’s Entertainment Machine

The Bad Boy Records founder has been accused of mistreatment and abuse—and support for some of the allegations aired on Making the Band.

a photo of the author Han Kang
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Han Kang’s Transgressive Art

The author, who has never shied away from criticizing Korean culture, has also given South Korea its first Nobel Prize in Literature.

Black-ink sketches of four different Pacino characters on red background separated by jagged white lines
Illustration by Jan Robert Dünnweller. Sources: United Archives / Alamy; Allstar Picture Library / Alamy; FlixPix / Alamy; Photo 12 / Alamy.

Scent of a Man

In a new memoir, Al Pacino promises to reveal the person behind the actor. But is he holding something back?