Bend It Like M.B.S.
As the Gulf states jockey for control of the Arabian Peninsula, they’re waging battle through an unlikely proxy: European football
Rise of the Senior Swiftie
It’s not just tweens and teens who are knocked out by Taylor Swift. She’s a hit with the boomers too
Grave New World
Jensen Huang used to clean toilets. Now he runs a trillion-dollar A.I. company that could change the course of history
Proceed to Checkout
Newly engaged fauxlanthropists Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have mastered the art of “strategic giving” from their half-a-billion-dollar yacht
The Future Is Female—and Not in a Good Way
From Amazon’s Alexa to Apple’s Siri, A.I.’s female defaults are teaching our youngest generations to associate women’s voices with obedience
Blood on the Green Felt
An accusation of cheating in a high-stakes game of poker has led to allegations of sexism, criminal gangs, and mysterious vibrating devices
Girls Just Want to F1
The wild success of Netflix’s docuseries Formula 1: Drive to Survive has bred a new type of Grand Prix fan
So Much More than a Wedding
This season, “non-wedding weddings”—think short ceremonies, long parties, and far-flung locales—are all the rage, and brides have taken the assignment to heart
Going Overboard
Enlightened billionaires like Bernard Arnault, Giorgio Armani, and Barry Diller name their own boats. A Viennese consultant helps those less inspired name their new yachts
The Château That Ate Provence, Part III
Despite a slew of court judgments and the looming threat of demolition, Château Diter and its eccentric owner are not only standing, they’re open for business. Has Patrick Diter become “the Tiger King of Provence”?
Stealth Wealth
“Understated luxury” is more than a fashion trend. After a string of violent robberies, the 1-percenters are leaving their status symbols at home
Catch a Falling Star
Marlène Schiappa was a powerhouse in the Macron establishment. But that was before she posed for Playboy and played fast and loose with government funds
Corporate Collision
Land Rover, the 75-year-old British car company favored by the Queen—and, further down the food chain, one of AIR MAIL’s co-editors—is getting a rebrand. Now it sounds like a K-pop boy band
We Need to Talk About Jeremy …
He has millions of followers and a soon-to-be released autobiography, but has the world’s most popular perfume influencer lost his mind?
The Mane Event
Formerly the preserve of debs and toffs, Badminton Horse Trials has gotten a lot more egalitarian—but no less dangerous
Sexist Pigs Might Fly
For a brief moment in the mid–20th century, men-only flights—with complimentary cocktails and cigars—took to the skies
The Blue-Check Investment
Your guide to who’s buying Instagram’s verification check marks, once reserved for actually notable people, now open to anyone willing to pay
Touching Detail
One of the world’s greatest photographers is creating exquisite new work that even the blind can see
The Millennial Marlboro Man
With strict advertising regulations on tobacco, Hestia, the first cigarette brand approved by the F.D.A. in more than a decade, is relying on influencers and hypebeasts to spread the word
Masters of Disguise
How one man enlisted Hollywood to help turn W.W. II aircraft manufacturers up and down the West Coast into camouflage suburbs, complete with fake houses, cars—even laundry lines
Muckraking, Italian-Style
How a one-man newspaper in Rome attracted the attention of a U.N. agency—and the country’s Supreme Court
Beauty Secrets of the Dead
Everybody who’s anybody—including fictional characters such as Succession’s Logan Roy—stops in at Frank E. Campbell’s eventually
Nazi Pieces of Work
Memorabilia linked to the Third Reich is a favorite collectible of the super-rich. What are they thinking?
Twitterstorm
Can someone give Elon Musk a history lesson in his own company, preferably in 280 characters or less?
