George Pendle
The Billionaire and the Rabble Army
Sir James Goldsmith’s short-lived Referendum Party spent lavishly but won few votes. Three decades later, its neo-populist politics are roiling the Western world
The View from Here
Pop stars are now held to the highest moral standards, while politicians are increasingly out of control
Curse of the Forbes 30 Under 30!
Twentysomethings scrabble and fight to appear on the business magazine’s list of bright young things—but many of them quickly crash and burn
Air Mail Environments: New York
Our latest creation will immerse you in New York’s glorious sounds, from the hallowed atrium of the Metropolitan Opera to the clank and churn of the Staten Island Ferry
The View from Here
The European Parliament, long a sinecure for nameless bureaucrats, has become a finishing school for Fascists
Boomers vs. Gen Z–ers
Did the baby-boomers have more style? Are Gen Z–ers less reprehensible? Find out in our battle of the generations!
Norman’s Cafe
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The Attention-Whore Index
Taylor Swift finally makes the short list, but can she compete with that other statuesque blond, Donald Trump?
The Grift, the Prince, and the Twist
It seemed like Liza-Johanna Holgersson had crafted an elaborate and fake persona to win the hearts (and hopefully the wallets) of a number of well-off men. But she wasn’t the only one pretending to be something they weren’t. A shocking twist lies within this shifting tale of identity that turned both the writer’s life, and that of her editor, upside down
Rosé-Colored Glasses
At the Rochambeau Club, it’s always five o’clock, and Labor Day has been postponed indefinitely
Owning the Lits
Fringe scholars have long argued that Shakespeare wasn’t really Shakespeare. So why has it suddenly become an article of faith among young conservatives?
The Attention-Whore Index
An unstable tech billionaire, a disgraced Republican politician, and a needy hereditary monarch walk into a bar: Who gets the most attention? You decide!
Terroir Incognita
How a plucky couple from Chicago put England on the wine-making map
Leading the Way by Standing Still
Fashion has finally caught up with Old Town clothing, a singular apparel company on the Norfolk coast
The Case of the Light-Fingered Litterateur
When a framed photograph went missing during a Paris Review party, the avant-garde revelers became suspects in an old-fashioned potboiler
They’re with Her
Across Europe, a new generation of far-right female politicians is breaking glass ceilings (among other things)
The Crack-up
How Cacklebean eggs became a mainstay on Britain’s best menus
The View from Here
Dandyish Cecil Beaton was an unlikely choice for royal photographer. But his portraits of Elizabeth gave a nation in crisis the monarch it needed
Unforgotten
Since 2006, the site Neglected Books has championed wrongly overlooked novels. Now it’s republishing them
Brainspotting
The world-renowned neurologist A. J. Lees is on a mission to humanize doctors
War of the Rosewood
How a Chinese status symbol became an environmental emergency
