Mean Boys
France can’t stop talking about its new prime minister, the young and dashing Gabriel Attal. And neither can his high-school bully
The View from Here
Since 2020, the Ivy League has used its prominence—and free ESPN spots—to stand against various forms of discrimination. But on anti-Semitism, it has been conspicuously silent
Taking Offense
True-crime podcasts and television shows are booming, and everyone’s profiting—except the victims’ families. Now some are fighting back
The Attention-Whore Index
Richard Branson is deflecting, the late Queen Elizabeth is kvetching, but can they beat Donald Trump, whose lead in the polls is stretching? Plus, the strangest news from across the globe
The Slacker Myth
Make way for Generation Z—they are bold, unapologetic, and unfazed by workplace hierarchies. Just don’t call them lazy
Dollar Diplomacy
Israel and the U.S. had a plan to cut off funding to Hamas, but they chose instead to buy peace by facilitating prosperity for the terrorist organization
“I Have a History of Getting in Trouble by Speaking My Mind”
Donald McNeil Jr. on the lessons of the pandemic—and his own sudden ouster from The New York Times
A Very British Scandal
It was one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history—but it took a TV show to get the government to act
The View from Here
Among the casualties of the Israel-Hamas war: harmony between Black and Jewish Americans
Busy Is as Busy Does
It used to be that doing nothing was the ultimate luxury. Now being productive—or looking it—is everything
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump is going big, or going to the Big House. Can anyone, even a ketamine-fueled Elon Musk, stop him from attracting all your attention? Plus, strange news from around the world
Poor Little Reich Girl?
Countess Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck gleefully paraded her lavish Euro-nobility lifestyle to a huge TikTok following, until it was wrongly suggested her ancestors had helped the Nazis
Battle Royale
In a warped tale of lust and betrayal befitting a telenovela, Queen Letizia of Spain’s former flame alleges that they had an affair during her marriage to King Felipe
Balancing the Court
Bryant Johnson, the go-to personal trainer for most of the Supreme Court’s liberal wing, looks back at his run at the nation’s most exclusive gym
Jane Birkin
Born in England and adopted by France—the singer, model, and muse, as seen through the eyes of her longtime friend and compeer
Baroness Bra Comes Undone
Before Michelle Mone sat in the House of Lords, she made a fortune in lingerie. Now that she’s accused of selling defective P.P.E. to the government, gravity is working against her
The View from Here
In Putin’s Russia, the only way that women are equal to men is in the brutality of their punishments
An Almond a Day Keeps the Calories Away
How a dieting trend bred a generation of women with eating disorders—and mommy issues
Biting the Hand That Feeds You
With huge social-media followings, pet influencers—yes, that’s a thing—are landing big brand deals. The issue for agents: the animals’ catty owners
The Attention-Whore Index
Who will take the first title of the year? Nikki Haley? Jeff Koons? You-Know-Who? Plus, the world’s most delectable stories, collected for your reading pleasure!
Oh, Mon Depardieu!
Scores of sexual-harassment charges are finally catching up with France’s most decorated actor. And that’s when the culture wars stepped in
The Attention Whore of the Year Awards
Harry? Donald? Elon? Meghan? Whom did you choose as the biggest swanker, windbag, and blatherskite of 2023?
The View from Here
Growing up Greek in New York City was a double-edged sword—pride in one’s ancestry mixed with fear of the fez
By Hook or by Crook
David Henty can mimic Picasso, Monet, Modigliani, Caravaggio, Basquiat, and more. The ex-convict may be the world’s greatest art forger, and he has the plaque to prove it
