Is Paris Fuming? Oui!
Our expat in France reports on life during nationwide strikes, now in their third month
Gail Sheehy, 1937—2020
We are honored to have published her letter from Cuba earlier this year
Putin on the Ritz
To understand Russia’s leader, go back to Stalin
Design for Assisted Living
Sweden’s Queen Silvia and Ikea team up to create pre-fab, low-cost apartments for older people, including those with dementia
Goops!
The marketing of Gwyneth’s genitalia
Letter from Cairo
In Egypt, a bad feeling about what the fallout from the Soleimani assassination might bring
Villa Envy
Foreigners can buy a village town house in Sicily for the price of an espresso. And get a tax cut
All Woke and No Play
Academics retaliate against P.C. censorship terrorists with panic buttons
Boris’s Bunny Boiler
The British P.M.’s onetime American friend Jennifer Arcuri wants to publish diaries detailing their trysts and telephone calls