The Zelig of Awful
Meet Scott Thorson: Liberace’s ex. Witness in the notorious Wonderland murders. Televangelist. Drug runner for the Mob
Bullied, Beaten, and Buggered
The award-winning author recounts the physical, sexual, and psychological abuse he received at his posh English boarding school
Eat, Pray, Leave
When a British chef ghosted his pregnant wife and young child, she turned to Facebook to track him down
Fast Times at San Sebastian
Inside the Viagra-dealing-priest scandal that rocked a sleepy Spanish town
Interview with a Dumpster Fire
Prince Andrew’s hilariously awful Jeffrey Epstein interview is being retold in a documentary, a mini-series, and a film. Can there ever be too much of a good thing?
Ticker Time Bomb
Donald Trump’s “media company” was a laughingstock until it debuted on the NASDAQ as an actual stock. Now Wall Street is about to learn the truth about Truth Social, the meme stock
State of the Artforum
In his first sit-down interview since getting fired as the editor of Artforum over an open letter condemning Israel, and as a new editor prepares to take the reins, David Velasco tells his side of the story
Fyre Festival Comes to Wonka-Land
A catastrophically inept Willy Wonka experience left children screaming, invoking comparisons to the Billy McFarland debacle
The Hamas Whisperer?
Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King was accused of fraud. Now he’s pivoted to pro-Palestine firebrand—and self-proclaimed hostage negotiator
Road Kill
Forget Ginger Spice and Christian Horner—how does Formula One think suspending a female whistleblower is an acceptable response to this calamity?
Dark and Stormy
The porn star whose testimony could help convict Donald Trump before the election has a new career as a gay icon and no intention of paying the $670,000 that she owes the former president
Abercrombie & Flinch
Behind the preppy, all-American fashion brand was a sordid world of alleged exploitation and abuse of power
The Telltale Art
Countless artworks stolen by the Nazis—as well as other W.W. II soldiers of all ilks—are suddenly coming out of the woodwork. Why now?
Too Fast, Too Flirty
Formula 1: Drive to Survive boss Christian Horner has a Spice Girl for a wife and a sexting scandal on his hands
Nightclub of the Narcos
The Mutiny was the center of Miami’s cocaine trade, a dazzling disco ball of danger and champagne
Keeping Up with the Ferragnez
Chiara Ferragni had it all. Now she’s mired in a fraud scandal and rumored to be splitting from her rapper husband. Is this the end for Italy’s Kim Kardashian?
Murder in Fairfield County
Jennifer Dulos is dead. Her husband and presumed murderer, Fotis Dulos, killed himself, leaving his mistress, Michelle Troconis, to face justice
Killer Instinct
Released in 2019, Netflix’s Don’t F**k with Cats is one of the most disturbing documentaries ever made. Was it the inspiration for another real-life murder in Oxford?
Not the Smartest Guy in the Room
Once hailed as Britain’s answer to Bill Gates, Mike Lynch is facing 20 years in prison if found guilty of conspiracy and fraud linked to his company’s sale
The Curious Case of the Saint-Moritz Curmudgeon
Adolf Haeberli lives like a squatter in the ritzy ski town—and has become a minor celebrity in the process
The Tortured Musicians Department
Vladimir Putin is resurrecting a Soviet-era, Eurovision-like competition—and crushing musicians’ dissent
Swan Song
Truman Capote’s social suicide by novel: the story behind the new mini-series Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Money Talks
A peek inside Prince Albert’s finances paints a picture of a feeble monarch, browbeaten by the women in his life
The View from Here
Jennifer Dulos disappeared three years ago. The husband accused of her murder is dead by his own hand. Now his mistress is on trial