Dance of the “Brat Summer”
The viral Apple dance—set to a Charli XCX song—is so simple and breezy even the Amish are doing it
Better Red than Lead
A scientific study showing dangerous metals in a variety of tampon brands has led to panic, fear—and a nascent “free bleeder” movement
Migration Patterns of the Very Rich
Brits in Milan, Russians in Dubai, Egyptians in Athens … It feels like the entire 1 percent is on the move in search of lower taxes—and a taste of the good life
Above Par
The ritzy residents of Palm Beach usually play golf at their exclusive—and expensive—country clubs. Now they’re teeing up at a municipal course open to the public
Coup de Disgrace
Why did Emmanuel Macron court chaos just weeks before France claims Olympic glory?
I-95 Is Us
Everybody hates it. It may well kill you. But as summer travel ramps up along Interstate 95, it’s time we recognize the highway as our national Main Street
Hot Rodent Boyfriends
Gen Z is obsessed with men who look like mice. Tom Holland, Jeremy Allen White, Barry Keoghan, your time is now
When Your Teacher Is Qatar
As student protesters call for their universities to divest from Israel, Qatar is spending billions to influence those same schools
Show Us the Waymo
Alphabet’s driverless cars arrive in Los Angeles. Can they make sitting in traffic kind of … fun?
The Great Escape
With the ever increasing danger that Trump might win the election, many Americans are planning their exit strategies
No Strings Attached
People are increasingly turning to “A.I. companion” sites for physical and emotional intimacy—whether they’re single in real life or not
Maximum Speed and Micro Bikinis
Eurotrash, tech bros, and global power brokers mingle at the crypto-currency-sponsored orgy of excess that is the Formula One Miami Grand Prix
Hamptons Agonistes
When the starry New York club Zero Bond tried to lease a historic inn in tony East Hampton, battle lines were swiftly drawn in the well-groomed sand
The Unbearable Lightness of Gwyneth
With her uncanny ability to popularize fringe fads, Gwyneth Paltrow became the world’s most talked about health-and-beauty guru. Let the haters hate—she’s too busy meditating
Gambling’s Last Frontier
How online sports betting took over the lives and livelihoods of young people across the country—and turned many of them into addicts
The Differently Abled of Notre-Dame
Woke versions of literary classics are everywhere, but the French are fighting back, mais bien sûr!
Heir to the Revolution
Fergie Chambers is an heir to the Cox media fortune. He also wants to destroy the West. Is he a political radical? Or a rich boy with daddy issues?
21st-Century Missionary Style
How Christian social-media influencers, from Hailey Bieber to Ballerina Farm, made their faith—and the trad-wife trappings that come with it—palatable to the mainstream
The Living Vroom Boom
For luxury-car makers such as Bugatti, Aston Martin, and Mercedes, the next frontier in design is residential apartment towers in Dubai and Miami
Mountain Lows
In the Alps, climate change is causing chaos. Will the ski industry manage to save itself?
The Gallic Shrug
The newly renovated surrounds of an exquisite 11th-century French château frequented by Madonna and Naomi Campbell are about to be bulldozed. And not by the multi-millionaire property owner
Electric Shock
As the number of e-bikes and scooters on the road grows, so, too, does the feeling of lawlessness. Our car columnist offers advice on staying safe—and avoiding a war between riders, drivers, and pedestrians
Coastal Disturbances
After laying claim to a lot of Monaco property, a billionaire developer has unleashed his checkbook on picturesque Carmel, California
Power-Lunch Like It’s 1989!
Michael’s is a restaurant frozen in time. A better time, for its aging, loyal (and forgiving) regulars
