Skip to Content

Shvo Me the Money! The outsize developer Michael Shvo has lost his crown jewel—the Transamerica Pyramid—and is battling former friends, aggrieved partners, and angry tenants. He’s survived spectacular reversals before. Can he rise again?

Read On

A Complicated Man Why does The Odyssey still resonate? Because, at its core, it is the story of a warrior’s struggle to re-enter civilian life


Battle of the Boxes In Montauk, a towering sculpture of stacked shipping containers has sparked a fight between local officials and an art-world scion

When the Sky’s Not the Limit The days of simply getting from point A to point B are so over. Today’s private-jet operators cater to passengers’ every whim, from Alice in Wonderland–themed birthday parties to vitamin water for pets

Read On

J.F.K.’s Final Failure In Kennedy’s Coup, Jack Cheevers reveals how one of John F. Kennedy’s final decisions plunged America into the worst foreign policy disaster of the 20th century

Read On

Some Like It Sleek Clean lines, open plans, boxy silhouettes … a new coffee-table book traces how the eastern tip of Long Island became the proving ground for American modernism

The Love Story Hollywood Just Can’t Quit Robert Hofler’s history of Hollywood’s favorite love story traces its various incarnations, from Judy Garland’s 1954 musical to Bradley Cooper’s recent remake


The Sport of All Sports “A game of the people, by the people”: as the World Cup comes to a close, a coffee-table book—and a devoted fan—pays tribute to the elegance and grandeur of soccer

At 150, the Bayreuth Festival Welcomes AI—and a White Elephant Katherina Wagner gives great-grandad Richard’s legacy another makeover

Read On
Guest Edit

Dominique Ansel’s Favorite Things The inventor of the Cronut shares his favorite French butter, the KitchenAid he rescued from the street, Grey Goose Berry Rouge, and the Japanese toaster he swears by

Read On

School for Scoundrels Eton College has long played an outsize role in Great Britain’s public life. It’s where some of the country’s most prominent figures were schooled in the art of dissembling

Read On