Nobody Expects the Spanish Acquisition
Madrid is seeing a surge of wealthy Latin American newcomers, which is driving up rent prices across the city
Live Long and Próspera
How a quasi-autonomous island enclave in Honduras became a haven for billionaires who want to live forever
Substack’s Secret Weapon
The former downtown darling giving the San Francisco V.C.-backed company its edge
The New Nostalgia
Longing for authenticity, Gen Z is romanticizing a pre-Internet era they never knew
MrBeast Mode
Jimmy Donaldson turned views into stunts, stunts into cash, and cash into a digital empire. What does his rise say about the culture that created him?
A Circus Succession Crisis
When a pencil pusher seized control of England’s most beloved circus, rumors of the wrong kind of funny business arose
Great Scot!
Americans, making up a growing share of St. Andrews’s student body, are transforming the quiet university once attended by William and Kate into a beer-pong-playing college campus
“The Prettiest Village in England”
Drones are peering into bathrooms. Tourists are climbing fences. In Castle Combe, the pursuit of a picture-perfect moment knows no bounds
An Embarrassment of Houses
New York, Water Mill, St. Tropez, Newport—Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman just can’t stop. Now he’s coming for the English countryside
Save Venice!
The wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez is happening imminently, whether you like it or not. Here’s what to expect
The Wicked Witches of Etsy
Finding witches to do your bidding, be it casting a spell on a crush or a curse on a boss, is now as easy as paying $15 on the mom-and-pop online marketplace
Beck and Call
Has American heiress Nicola Peltz stolen Brooklyn Beckham away from his illustrious family?
Fashion Faux Pas
Justin Trudeau’s latest look—worn to greet the King and Queen—raises the question: Should you wear sneakers with a suit?
Bullets over East Hampton
A shooting range “for the common man” has been accused of peppering the houses of wealthy residents with stray bullets. Who’ll wave the white flag first?
The Nannies Aren’t Alright
Spying, snitching, AirTagging toddlers … A Nanny Diaries–style Facebook group is a breeding ground for paranoid Upper East Side moms
The New Pay to Play
Private golf clubs have always been symbols of wealth and exclusivity, but today there are more new ones than ever before, and they’re only getting more difficult to join
The Liberation of Paris, Lauren Sánchez–Style
If there were awards for bachelorette parties, Jeff Bezos’s fiancée would have won big for her storming of the Seine
Female Trouble
What happens when a prodigal son falls under the influence of his older, American wife? The Beckhams are experiencing their own version of Megxit
Beware Qataris Bearing Gifts
Trump’s latest foray into bribery comes in the form of a $400 million aerial sleazemobile, courtesy of a petro-state autocrat
An Auctioneer Prepares: Christie’s
With art sales increasingly moving outside the salesroom, the Adrien Meyer schmooze-fest never stops
Naked and Underpaid
From Michelangelo to Picasso, nude models have long been undercompensated muses to the greats. Now, in Florence, they’re threatening to strike
Pickleball Be Damned!
In Los Angeles, padel—a cross between squash, tennis, and racquetball—is becoming the sport of choice for the 0.1 percent
Working from Yacht
Forget W.F.H.—with the help of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite-Internet service, the rich are taking remote work to new depths
All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
Trump’s garish redecoration of the White House rivals the interior-design tastes of Saddam Hussein and King Midas
