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 …
With Lifestyle Porn, Meghan
The Duchess of Sussex’s latest Instagram foray hints at many things: her picture-perfect marriage, her glamorous Montecito life, and—what else?—a brewing next act
The AIR MAIL Diary
Bears are attacking the Japanese! Snakes are attacking the Chinese! And other strange stories from around the globe …
A Sonic Switcheroo at Mar-a-Lago
Trump spent decades trying to stop planes from flying over his club. Now his tony Palm Beach neighbors say he has finally succeeded—and made their palatial homes unlivable
Invasion of the Bodyworkers
The planned 236-acre Six Senses luxury wellness retreat in the Hudson Valley has many locals feeling very un-Zen
The True Face of Avatar?
A rousing tale of Indigenous resistance to corporate greed, James Cameron’s science-fiction franchise has grossed billions. Now it’s Cameron who stands accused of Native exploitation
The Rise and Fall of the Art World’s Gadfly
As “Jerry Gogosian,” Hilde Lynn Helphenstein found fame skewering the industry online. But after making her, the Internet destroyed her
Flipping ’Ell!
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s attempt to flip a $30 million Cotswolds farmhouse has been thwarted by floods, planning battles, an anemic property market—and the Romans
The View from Here
Which World Cup team are you? A guide for the FIFA arriviste
Golden Balls
Ticket prices for this year’s World Cup are already sky-high. But some luxury packages—complete with police escorts, cigar rollers, and Tibetan singing bowls—can turn a trip to the game into a seven-figure spectacle
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
The Womb Boom
Once merely expensive, surrogacy has become a luxury arms race, with private equity snapping up clinics, agencies, and egg banks. Can a new $600,000 white-glove service really be worth it?
The Fall of the House of Mango
After the billionaire founder of the fast-fashion label plunged to his death on a Catalan mountain trail, his ineffectual heir became a prime suspect
Home Away from Homes
Seemingly undeterred by record real-estate prices on the eastern tip of Long Island, the ultra-wealthy are complementing their second homes with … more homes
The Joy of Missing Out
After decades spent optimizing their lives, the affluent are now paying to be bored, silent, and uncomfortable
The View from Here
Trump has pardoned thousands of people in return for barely disguised bribes. But in Jho Low, the flamboyant fugitive behind the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB fraud, he may have hooked his biggest fish yet
The Andrew Cover-Up
As police broaden their inquiries into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, his biographer argues that the royal family—and the officials surrounding it—have spent years suppressing the full story
Inside the Search for Nancy Guthrie
Her kidnapping riveted the nation—as did the botched hunt for Guthrie’s abductor. Yet even as hopes dim, a resourceful task force soldiers on
The View from Here
The proliferation of A.I. fembots is only the latest iteration in a centuries-old quest to create the “perfect” woman
Where Have All the Teenagers Gone?
New York’s streets and parks used to be teeming with them. Now they’re inside on their phones—and the city’s culture is all the worse for it
Murder in Rio
The art world is reeling over a murder-for-hire trial accusing famed New York gallerist Brent Sikkema’s husband of his killing, over an alimony dispute involving sex, drugs, and parties
Sword Fight!
Beau D., a small Malibu men’s beauty brand whose main product is, yes, a penis cream, is taking on Brad Pitt’s skin-care line, Beau Domaine, over a trademark violation
End Times at Harvard Yard
Harvard’s decision to cap A grades has sent students spiraling. Now the over-anxious undergraduates must confront the unthinkable: an occasional B-plus
An American Tragedy in London
Joshua Pack had money, family, and a new life in one of London’s toniest enclaves. Then the private-equity star was found dead inside his palatial St. John’s Wood home
