The View from Here
Disenchanted with the finance and consulting tracks that once defined success, some elite college grads are trading desk jobs for grueling blue-collar work
Scandal in Venice
Behind a glamorous façade of art galas and gallery openings, the handsome scion of the historic Bauer Hotel family was allegedly running a sham gynecologic practice, filming women for porn
All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
Trump’s garish redecoration of the White House rivals the interior-design tastes of Saddam Hussein and King Midas
Pickleball Be Damned!
In Los Angeles, padel—a cross between squash, tennis, and racquetball—is becoming the sport of choice for the 0.1 percent
Roanoke’s Requiem: Part II
Last May, we investigated a mysterious cancer surge at Roanoke College. Amid new revelations of toxic chemicals and more cancer, the search for answers continues
“I Don’t Want to End Up in a Honduran Jail”
Some travelers are canceling trips in response to Trump’s actions. Others are taking extreme precautions
Working from Yacht
Forget W.F.H.—with the help of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite-Internet service, the rich are taking remote work to new depths
An Auctioneer Prepares: Sotheby’s
Oliver Barker’s theatrics have attracted a cult following of “Barkerheads”
An Auctioneer Prepares: Christie’s
With art sales increasingly moving outside the salesroom, the Adrien Meyer schmooze-fest never stops
The Attention-Whore Index
Lady Gaga warbles, Marjorie Taylor Greene howls, and Prince Harry wails
The View from Here
A man who solves economic crises as opposed to creating them, Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is the perfect foil for Donald Trump
Naked and Underpaid
From Michelangelo to Picasso, nude models have long been undercompensated muses to the greats. Now, in Florence, they’re threatening to strike
Business or Pleasure?
After a four-year renovation rumored to have cost millions, the Sagaponack General Store has finally reopened. Meet its new proprietor, a local billionaire named Mindy Gray
The View from Here
If a two-year-old U.S. citizen can be deported, then none of us is safe. Not even Lorne Michaels
Who’s Afraid of #SkinnyTok?
Ready or not, thin is back in—and people have no qualms talking about it
The Attention-Whore Index
Pete Hegseth looks for leaks, George Santos begs for a pardon, and Jack Schlossberg won’t go to any party he wasn’t invited to
The Real School of Rock
Richard Linklater’s classic 2003 movie starred Jack Black as a dorky but harmless music teacher. The real-life School of Rock founder’s former students tell a more sinister story
Big Oil v. the Rockefellers
ExxonMobil stands accused of spying on its environmentalist critics, a group that includes the heirs of its founder. It wouldn’t be the first time
The Trump Brain Drain
As the White House continues to pull federal funding from U.S. universities, international institutions are courting America’s best minds like never before
Conclave Confidential
Why are we still captivated by the death of a Pope and the election of a new one? Robert Harris, whose thriller Conclave was adapted into an Oscar-winning film, explains
The Upside-Down World of Pam Bondi
From re-arming Mel Gibson to arresting judges who cross her, Trump’s attorney general is doing the opposite of serving justice
A Love Letter to Jean Marsh
The Emmy–winning British actress who co-created and starred in the hit TV series Upstairs, Downstairs was brave, deeply empathetic, and funny to the end
Fyre Sale!
Billy McFarland’s cursed music festival is now available to the highest bidder. But who on earth is buying it?
California Leavin’
As out-of-state shooting locations increasingly lure filmmakers, Hollywood risks becoming to movies what Detroit has become to car manufacturing: an industry hub turned ghost town
