Kelly Clarkson and the Bird That Divided Brooklyn
The singer’s claim that she got the Pretty Woman treatment in a ritzy New York toy store has sparked a frenzy of heated opinions
The Dos and Don’ts of a Highland Ball
Scotland’s centuries-old ball circuit comes with a strict set of rules: learn the reels, never hire a kilt, and whatever you do, don’t take a picture
The Babe Ruth Truthers
With the baseball playoffs upon us, the strangest conspiracy theory is making its way through the nation’s dugouts
A California Brouhaha in Scotland
The Outer Hebrides have weathered Vikings and Atlantic storms—but nothing could have prepared them for a litigious Hollywood scion and her dog, Lady Tarkina Snow Fire
Meghan Has Joined the Chat
Having pulled Archie and Lilibet out of their new English school after just two days, Meghan faces fresh peril—yet another parents’ WhatsApp group
A Nepo Star Is Born
First they came for our movies and catwalks. Now the offspring of rock royalty—Gallaghers! Martins! Grohls!—are taking over music festivals. And a Beckham shall lead them
The Unbearable Lightness of Brooklyn
A new biography on David and Victoria Beckham—Brand Beckham—reveals the devastating toll the couple’s fame has taken on their son
The Ken Burns of YouTube
Jon Bois makes documentaries about athletes named Bob, baseball brawls, and the worst team in N.B.A. history. Why are they so moving?
Einstein’s Eternal Returns
Seventy-one years after Albert Einstein’s death, his face earns millions annually—and a Beverly Hills lawyer makes sure no one uses it for free
Sherpas to the Jet Set
Travel agents were supposed to be extinct. Instead, they’ve been reborn as fixers for the super-rich—retrieving forgotten jewelry, staging $80,000 scavenger hunts, chartering emergency jets, and ensuring that “No” is never the final answer
The Outsourced In Crowd
Private clubs are turning to Contra for beautiful, influential partygoers on demand. So much for exclusivity
Papers, Please!
What’s in your wallet? If you’re a 21st-century tech baron, a growing stack of passports
James Franco, the Alien, and the Re-Invention of Celebrity
Perhaps for the first time, a major movie star is pursuing our attention as shamelessly as any other wannabe influencer
Nicola Peltz’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
As the Beckham feud rages on, the private dramas of Brooklyn’s wife are threatening to eclipse her long-frustrated acting career
Ins & Outs, Wedding Edition
From thank-you letters and short ceremonies to sweetheart tables and weekday weddings, our list of dos and don’ts for this wedding season
Battle of the Boxes
In Montauk, a towering sculpture of stacked shipping containers has sparked a fight between local officials and an art-world scion
Heeere’s Hunter!
Joe Biden’s ever problematic son has launched a Substack featuring everything from Anchorman comparisons to open letters to Joe Rogan
Eyes Wide Shut
Madonna wants us to put “our fucking phones down,” but the algorithm is an intoxicating drug. As nightlife surrenders to the digital gaze, our columnist asks: Can the unrecorded night out survive?
Journey to The Odyssey
Scenes from the first 2:00 A.M. screening of Christopher Nolan’s 70-mm. epic at New York’s movie mecca: the IMAX at AMC Lincoln Square 13
The Hora Hubbub
The traditional Jewish dance has become commonplace at gentile weddings. Is it appropriation or appreciation?
How Much Is That T. Rex in the Window?
With collectors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicolas Cage, and Ken Griffin, dead dinosaurs have become supersize status symbols
Flocked and Loaded
An $8 billion surveillance start-up is turning the roads on the eastern tip of Long Island into a searchable police database. Not everyone is grateful for the protection
Faux Fighters
As the U.F.C. lands at the White House this weekend, young men are flocking to Thailand in search of authentic violence. What they’re getting is something oddly Trumpian: part spectacle, part grift, part fraud …
An Offer They’d Like to Refuse
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner’s Sicilian wedding celebrations are bringing pop stars, private jets, and security cordons to Palermo—but some locals are fingering their knives