Where the Magic Really Happens
The Goop-ification of magic mushrooms swept a remarkable origin story under the rug of big business. But the tiny Oaxacan retreat where it all began hasn’t gone anywhere
Orgy Story
In one of London’s poshest neighborhoods recently, a four-story town house was converted into a sex party for Old Etonians, politicians’ kids, and their friends
Gnome-Man’s-Land
Forget expensive sneakers and designer hoodies, “gnomecore,” the latest men’s-wear trend, is all about pointy beanies, Scottish sweaters, and moth holes
Sinking Ships
The high seas used to be the only place where toxic reputations didn’t really matter. Thanks to Russian sanctions, things have changed …
The Brotherhood of the Bloody Heads
A growing number of men are taking solo trips to Turkey—and returning with a lot more hair
Freezing to Death?
As an energy crisis looms, the French are melting down amid threats of rolling blackouts and school closures
Introducing the “Russian Manicure”
It’s the drilling-intensive new nail trend that TikTokers love … and dermatologists dread!
Trump Gets Even Smaller
We have editorial columns and editorial cartoons. Now we have editorial toy soldiers
Who Wants to Be a Thrillionaire?
For the .01 percent, a vacation isn’t truly luxurious unless it involves adventure—and possibly danger
Leading the Way by Standing Still
Fashion has finally caught up with Old Town clothing, a singular apparel company on the Norfolk coast
The View from Here
Why a legal fight over Dwyane Wade’s trans daughter could have Roe v. Wade–size repercussions
Business Model
How Kate Moss turned the attention from her decades of scandals—and the kids of the friends who shared them—into a successful talent agency
When the Lights Go Out All Over Europe
An argument over pasta in Rome speaks of a winter of discontent across the whole of Europe
Amateur Hour
An unexpected side effect of house music’s stratospheric rise? Everyone and their mother thinks that they, too, can be a D.J.
High-Calorie Hero
Good-bye, intermittent fasting. Manchester City’s star soccer player Erling Haaland fuels himself on a hearty 6,000-calorie-a-day diet of kebabs, pizza, lasagna, and cow intestine
Healing on the High Seas
Designed to support the “emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of today’s modern traveller,” Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop cruise cost around $1 billion to build, and it’s ready to set sail
Welcome to Craft-Girl Autumn
Knitting, embroidering, crocheting … this fall, Grandma’s favorite pastimes are a new generation’s go-to
Symptom Scrolling
On TikTok, videos about Hashimoto’s disease, a thyroid disorder, are racking up hundreds of millions of views—and turning it into a brand
War of the Words
How did an uninhabitable stretch of volcanic rock in the Caribbean become a hotly contested fantasy kingdom for self-proclaimed monarchs and writers such as Dylan Thomas and Ian McEwan?
The Spectacular Fall of the “Wife Guy”
Cheating scandals involving everyone from Adam Levine to Ned of the Try Guys are putting a crack in the carefully tailored “wife guy” aesthetic
OkCuAnon
A new dating app for right-wingers is less about loving tradition than it is about hating the libs
Access Denied
Quintessentially, the accounting-error-prone concierge company that once organized parties at Buckingham Palace, is reportedly facing a takeover
Selfies from Saudi
To rebrand from an oppressive regime to a luxurious cultural hub, the Saudi Arabian government is paying influencers to vacation in the kingdom
The Flight of the “Concordski”
The espionage and secret history behind the Soviets’ attempt to build their own Concorde