Clowning Around
In Los Angeles, an underground comedy scene draws audiences into chaotic, squirm-in-your-seat shows—an antidote for the social-media-weary
A Clubhouse with a View
Through a discreet door in the Uffizi and down a maze of vaulted tunnels sits Florence’s most exclusive social club
Who’s Afraid of Bushcore?
Glossing over the bungling of Katrina and the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, younger generations are recasting George W. Bush as America’s most lovable grandfather
Faulty Tower
The closure of New York’s historic Hotel Carter—where $99 a night got you bloodstained sheets and moldy ceilings—marks the end of Times Square’s seedy side, for better or worse
The Age of the D.I.Y. Proposal
Popping the question has officially lost its romance, with brides deciding exactly when, how, and with what ring their grooms will get down on one knee
Love in the Time of Reality TV
Bachelor in Paradise! Love Island! Love on the Spectrum! Why is everyone so obsessed with dating shows?
The Boats That Rocked
In Monaco, 50-knot, all-electric boats owned by Tom Brady, Rafael Nadal, and Will Smith raced against a glimmering backdrop of Birkins and the Mediterranean
Fancy Feast
Does your cocktail party lack heft and grandeur? Enter the dînatoire, an entertaining trend that’s sweeping New York
Nobody Expects the Spanish Acquisition
Madrid is seeing a surge of wealthy Latin American newcomers, which is driving up rent prices across the city
Live Long and Próspera
How a quasi-autonomous island enclave in Honduras became a haven for billionaires who want to live forever
Substack’s Secret Weapon
The former downtown darling giving the San Francisco V.C.-backed company its edge
MrBeast Mode
Jimmy Donaldson turned views into stunts, stunts into cash, and cash into a digital empire. What does his rise say about the culture that created him?
The New Nostalgia
Longing for authenticity, Gen Z is romanticizing a pre-Internet era they never knew
A Circus Succession Crisis
When a pencil pusher seized control of England’s most beloved circus, rumors of the wrong kind of funny business arose
Great Scot!
Americans, making up a growing share of St. Andrews’s student body, are transforming the quiet university once attended by William and Kate into a beer-pong-playing college campus
“The Prettiest Village in England”
Drones are peering into bathrooms. Tourists are climbing fences. In Castle Combe, the pursuit of a picture-perfect moment knows no bounds
Save Venice!
The wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez is happening imminently, whether you like it or not. Here’s what to expect
An Embarrassment of Houses
New York, Water Mill, St. Tropez, Newport—Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman just can’t stop. Now he’s coming for the English countryside
The Wicked Witches of Etsy
Finding witches to do your bidding, be it casting a spell on a crush or a curse on a boss, is now as easy as paying $15 on the mom-and-pop online marketplace
Fashion Faux Pas
Justin Trudeau’s latest look—worn to greet the King and Queen—raises the question: Should you wear sneakers with a suit?
Beck and Call
Has American heiress Nicola Peltz stolen Brooklyn Beckham away from his illustrious family?
The New Pay to Play
Private golf clubs have always been symbols of wealth and exclusivity, but today there are more new ones than ever before, and they’re only getting more difficult to join
The Nannies Aren’t Alright
Spying, snitching, AirTagging toddlers … A Nanny Diaries–style Facebook group is a breeding ground for paranoid Upper East Side moms
The Liberation of Paris, Lauren Sánchez–Style
If there were awards for bachelorette parties, Jeff Bezos’s fiancée would have won big for her storming of the Seine
