Shvo Me the Money!
The outsize developer Michael Shvo has lost his crown jewel—the Transamerica Pyramid—and is battling former friends, aggrieved partners, and angry tenants. He’s survived spectacular reversals before. Can he rise again?
Nicola Peltz’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
As the Beckham feud rages on, the private dramas of Brooklyn’s wife are threatening to eclipse her long-frustrated acting career
The View from Here
A specter is haunting the Democratic Party—the specter of Hasan Piker
Battle of the Boxes
In Montauk, a towering sculpture of stacked shipping containers has sparked a fight between local officials and an art-world scion
The AIR MAIL Diary
A kitten gets dragged into a bank job, Italy’s beach clubs declare war on packed lunches, and other strange stories from around the globe …
Ins & Outs, Wedding Edition
From thank-you letters and short ceremonies to sweetheart tables and weekday weddings, our list of dos and don’ts for this wedding season
Eyes Wide Shut
Madonna wants us to put “our fucking phones down,” but the algorithm is an intoxicating drug. As nightlife surrenders to the digital gaze, our columnist asks: Can the unrecorded night out survive?
The View from Here
In 2001: A Space Odyssey, the murderous supercomputer HAL ends up deactivated. What would ChatGPT have done differently? Ah, what a great question!
Journey to The Odyssey
Scenes from the first 2:00 A.M. screening of Christopher Nolan’s 70-mm. epic at New York’s movie mecca: the IMAX at AMC Lincoln Square 13
Heeere’s Hunter!
Joe Biden’s ever problematic son has launched a Substack featuring everything from Anchorman comparisons to open letters to Joe Rogan
Italy’s Very Own Mar-a-Lago
A look inside Villa Certosa, which played host to all manner of politics and misbehavior (plus, an artificial volcano) during Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s controversial bunga-bunga years, before being sold to the Qataris
The Hora Hubbub
The traditional Jewish dance has become commonplace at gentile weddings. Is it appropriation or appreciation?
The Duke of Hazard
Where do Harry’s thrashing in court and chaotic visit to the U.K. leave the duke’s plans to present himself as a moral crusader?
The AIR MAIL Diary
Joey Chestnut swallows 66 wieners, a 1,700-pound bull interrupts a cricket match, and other strange stories from around the globe …
How Much Is That T. Rex in the Window?
With collectors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Nicolas Cage, and Ken Griffin, dead dinosaurs have become supersize status symbols
The View from Here
Despite being forced to wear an ankle monitor following a conviction for robbing taxpayers of millions of dollars, France’s far-right politician Marine Le Pen is entering the election fray
Flocked and Loaded
An $8 billion surveillance start-up is turning the roads on the eastern tip of Long Island into a searchable police database. Not everyone is grateful for the protection
Re-Inventing Anna
The Russian-born fraudster Anna Sorokin, better known as Anna Delvey, has turned notoriety into a career, with campaigns from Goop to French Playboy—and zero signs of remorse
The Good, the Bad, and the Mad Kennedys
A dynastic audit of America’s unofficial royal family
The View from Here
Why our nation’s 250th has us thinking twice about the American Revolution
A Timeline of American Democracy, Stupidity, and Worse
The United States has survived for 250 years—but will it last another 250 days?
The View from Here
The East Room of the White House was once the country’s most exclusive music venue, hosting everyone from Duke Ellington to Johnny Cash to Prince. Under Trump, it has fallen silent
The Curious Case of Stalin’s Wine Cellar
Georgia’s government unveiled the dictator’s “lost” bottles before an audience of collectors, auction-house executives, and the president of Château d’Yquem. It didn’t take long for the official story to unravel
The AIR MAIL Diary
The British aren’t knocking! The Dutch aren’t braking! The Japanese are getting stranded! And other strange stories from around the globe …
