The Boom Before the Bust
From caviar and Dom Pérignon at Mach 2 to the fatal Air France crash of 2000, former members of the Concorde crew revisit the era of supersonic flight
The View from Here
How flags—once symbols of patriotism, from children’s classrooms to Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell’s Union Jack dress—got co-opted by the far right
The View from Here
Trump’s war on the media has generated a lot of sound and fury, not to mention a handful of well-publicized settlements—but few actual victories in court
All the Nuzzi That’s Fit to Print
The R.F.K. Jr. sexting scandal is just scratching the surface of former political reporter turned glitzy magazine editor Olivia Nuzzi’s astounding web of personal entanglements
Who Was This Week’s Biggest Attention Whore?
Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to put down the knives, Russell Brand wants to save our souls, and much more!
Take Me Home, Canton Roads
Alexis Wilkins—the country-singer girlfriend of F.B.I. director Kash Patel—may warble about pickup trucks and patriotism, but she grew up in an elite Swiss boarding school for billionaires, dictators … and Tucker Carlson
Ghislaine Unchained
Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator—currently serving 20 years for child sex trafficking—is living the high life in jail, complete with puppy visits, snacks and refreshments, and a warden she treats as “her personal secretary”
The Battle for Reddit’s Soul
When the co-founder of the online forum—and husband of Serena Williams—walked away from his creation, he gave up billions. But what price for a clear conscience?
If Having a Boyfriend Is Embarrassing, What Does That Mean About Husbands?
A viral Vogue article has our newly married editor in a tailspin
The View from Here
When the mayor of a small beach town in Spain mounted a defense of the bikini in 1953, he had no idea it would trigger the fall of Franco’s Fascist regime
Who Was This Week’s Biggest Attention Whore?
Michael Wolff dishes out advice to Jeffrey Epstein, Jack Schlossberg humbly chases the spotlight, and much more!
Calabria’s Mafia Buster
Today, the ’Ndrangheta brings in six times as much money as Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel does. One Italian public prosecutor has made it his life’s mission to take them down
Who Was This Week’s Biggest Attention Whore?
In the running: J. D. Vance, for trying to Catholicize his Hindu-raised wife; Kim Kardashian, for starring in what could be the worst TV show of all time; and more
Bow Out Like Beckham
In an endless feud with his parents, Posh and Becks, Brooklyn Beckham delivers his latest snub—as a no-show at his father’s knighthood bash
The View from Here
Let me tell you about a technology that’s censor-proof, beyond the reach of A.I., and optimized for “deeper reading.” It’s called ink on paper
A Royal Eviction
In an endless post-Epstein-gate spiral, the disgraced Andrew has lost his title—no more “prince”—and now his lease, trading Royal Lodge for a cottage on his brother’s estate
The Bush Is Back, Baby!
But there’s a catch. Welcome to the wild world of “merkins”
The Attention-Whore Index
Steve Bannon plots, Donald Trump brags, and Prince Andrew is cast out
The View from Here
Has it been six years already?
Melania Meets Her Match
From “MAGA myrmidons” to “North Korean style confessions,” inside the lawsuit pitting the First Lady against Trump’s No. 1 gadfly, Michael Wolff
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
This week in American health: R.F.K. Jr. reverses course on Tylenol and sets his sights on wind turbines; Cheryl Hines can’t stop, won’t stop; and more
That’s So Sarko!
The grandest fails—and greatest hits!—of France’s first incarcerated former president, who moved into La Santé Prison just last week
The View from Here
During the Cold War, America was a haven for Russian dissidents. Now we’re delivering them to the Kremlin
The DoorDash Delivery Scandal That Rocked the Internet
TikTok, Reddit, and X are abuzz over the alleged sexual assault of a female delivery driver
