A Party of One
She’s promoting a new business that sells the introverted lifestyle because, like Greta Garbo, this “lady hermit” just wants to be alone
Tricky Dicks
Influencers on the receiving end of explicit photographs are fighting back
Cult of Personality
How did a dancing social-media star with 1.3 million followers get “brainwashed” by a Christian fundamentalist and self-styled “Man of God” who once made a film starring Meghan Markle?
Meltdown in Millbrook
After leaving Eleven Madison Park, restaurateur Will Guidara set out to open a five-star hotel in New York’s Hudson Valley. The town has other plans …
Flier’s Remorse
Gulfstream’s new G500 and G600 private planes offer every luxury—marble counters, living rooms, multiple sleeping areas—except the ability to land in wind
Kat Norton
The spreadsheet influencer has earned nearly 2 million likes on TikTok for her Microsoft Excel tutorials
Guns ‘n’ Babies
Inside the spine-chilling world of Instagram-influencing mothers with guns
Hush Money
Are reparations for slavery the cure for America’s racial ills—or just a state-sanctioned NDA?
Lady Macboris
Booed by crowds of onlookers at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, is Carrie Johnson the master puppeteer, or just a shallow social climber with expensive taste in wallpaper?
Charlie Rose Tries to Bloom
A #MeToo culprit, he’s trying to return to polite society, posting new interviews with Warren Buffett and others, and looking to sell his backlog of shows
Kazakhstan or Bust!
For the Putin set, European holidays are verboten. But work-arounds abound …
A Bitter Pill to Swallow
A severe case of birth-control fatigue has many young women foregoing traditional methods for alternative, often higher-risk options
Time to Call Pestminster Control …
From watching porn in the backbenches to nipple licking, to date-rape drugs, Britain’s House of Commons is a hotbed of sexual assault
Spa Humbug!
Aman New York’s buzzy opening has been plagued by delays. And some members who spent $100,000 to join its private club aren’t happy
Another Day, Another $700 Million
Betting big on oil futures, a group of twentysomething traders working from home made two-thirds of a billion dollars in a single day. Authorities are asking questions
The Kratom Kick
It’s an upper. It’s a downer. It’s legal in most of the U.S. And everyone’s taking it
Save the Last Dance for Me
A three-day rave with scores of half-naked Russians in a dusty and deserted corner of Uzbekistan—what’s not to like? Toxic sandstorms, for starters
Every Aristo-Dog Has Its Day
Posh, eccentric Brits have always loved their dogs, and with the arrival of Goodwoof on the social calendar, they finally have a new dedicated event
Catch Them if You Can
With the news media and social media taking the “hot” out of hot spots, the new New York City nightlife has evolved to be constantly on the move
Another Fine Mess
Boris Johnson racks up $5,000 in parking tickets as GQ’s motoring correspondent—often without ever setting foot inside a car
Drop the Diet …
… and pick up the needle. The latest trend in weight loss among the .01-percenters is pricey but highly effective injectables
The New Brazilian Butt Lift
A procedure for bodybuilder abs is going mainstream among Instagram influencers, soccer moms, and everyone in between
It’s Complicated
Single middle-aged women of means have been known to rely on matchmakers. But with men in short supply, one high-end fixer-upper is turning to lowlifes
Master’s of the House
Studying the grandest estates in England used to be an extra-curricular activity. Now, at some universities, it’s the main event
