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<n>Steve Jobs</n> in his home office, 2004. Photo by <n>Diana Walker</n> for <n>TIME Magazine</n>.

Actors <n>Willem Dafoe</n> and <n>Robert Pattinson</n> photographed by <n>Alasdair McLellan</n> for <n>Esquire UK</n>.

First issue of <n>New York Magazine</n>, 1968. Logo by <n>Milton Glaser</n>, photo by <n>Jay Maisel</n>.

A poster exploration for the 2000 film <n>American Psycho</n>, directed by <n>Mary Harron</n>.

Interior designer <n>Richard Himmel</n>'s Chicago media room, from the 1975 book <n>The Finest Rooms in America</n>.

Actor <n>Vincent Cassel</n> photographed by <n>Dudi Hasson</n> for <n>CAP 74024</n> magazine.

<n>Bob Dylan</n> during a recording session in New York City, 1965.

Model <n>Suzanne Lanza</n> photographed by <n>Patrick Demarchelier</n> for <n>British Vogue</n>.

A 1972 Polaroid of fashion designer <n>Yves Saint Laurent</n> by artist <n>Andy Warhol</n>.

<n>Willem Dafoe</n> for <n>Hube Magazine</n>, photographed by <n>Dudi Hasson</n>.

Publicity still of <n>Audrey Hepburn</n> and <n>George Peppard</n> from the 1961 film <n>Breakfast at Tiffany's</n>.

Artist <n>Pablo Picasso</n> in his Cannes studio, 1957. Photo by <n>Edward Quinn</n>.

A 1999 portrait of actor <n>Willem Dafoe</n>. Photo by <n>Naomi Kaltman</n>.

Obsession brews in the quiet spaces — the walk, the shower, the drive, the middle of the night.

Then it explodes into the insight — during the podcast, during an unrelated comment, and again the middle of the night.

Obsession yields results, but not on schedule.

<n>Jude Law</n> photographed by his sister <n>Natasha Law</n> in 1999.

Actor <n>Al Pacino</n> circa 1973. Photo by <n>Michael Ochs Archives</n>.

Actor <n>Willem Dafoe</n> photographed by <n>Naomi Kaltman</n> in 1999.

One of the last photos of <n>Jimi Hendrix</n>, taken by <n>Monika Dannemann</n> on September 17, 1970.

<n>Tom Hardy</n> as <n>Reggie Kray</n> in <n>Legend</n> (2015), directed by <n>Brian Helgeland</n>.

stop normalizing the grind and normalize whatever this is

Portrait of <n>Nicolas Gabard</n>, founder of <n>Husbands Paris</n>. Photo by <n>Adeline Mai</n> for the <n>Financial Times</n>.

<n>Audrey Hepburn</n> and <n>George Peppard</n> in the 1961 film <n>Breakfast at Tiffany's</n>.