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Decorator and diarist Rita Konig<\/a> was recently commissioned to design a model penthouse for Manhattan House<\/a>, the white brick landmark on 66th Street. We attended the unveiling of Rita\u2019s apartment and were delighted to discover The Paris Review<\/em> occupying the best real estate in the joint. Rita calls it her \u201cParis Review<\/em> Loo,\u201d or \u201cRev Lav\u201d for short. <\/p>\n

We are equally delighted to report that the last issue got stolen two days later, along with a stash of Jo Malone bath salts. Some broker out there has no scruples\u2014and a taste for the finer things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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