a retrospective look at a year of events.

a retrospective look at a year of events.

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Burlesque at Galapagos, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Photograph by Sylvia Plachy. From the issue of June 5, 2006.

Meryl Streep and a dummy, in Laurie Simmons’s film, “The Music of Regret.” Photograph by Sylvia Plachy. From the issue of May 29, 2006.

Richard Serra’s “Elevations, Repetitions,” at Gagosian. Photograph by Gus Powell. From the issue of June 19, 2006.

The Cat Championship will be held this week at Madison Square Garden. Photograph by Landon Nordeman. From the issue of October 16, 2006.

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