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In the Pink

After securing an all-new team for just $25 million in the city of his choice, David Beckham brought Lionel Messi, the world’s most popular player, to Miami and may well have changed the sport in the U.S. forever

Bleak House, New York–Style

For a quarter-century, artists, activists, and plutocrats have been battling over the future of a former public school in the East Village. Is the end finally in sight?

Get Out of Town!

These days, the stylish millennial’s favorite means of escape is a gas-guzzling Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van with all the fixins

The Parent Trap

For nearly 40 years, and with the support of a Christian evangelical mega-church, Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo have preached a shocking and damaging parenting program to thousands of Americans

The View from Here

A.I. might be able to save us from the next pandemic—but can it do anything to save Hollywood from mediocrity?

There’s a Nip in the Air

Loved, lusted over, and frowned upon throughout history, nipples are making a comeback, thanks largely to a single, ultra-perky bra

Bait and Switch

Impersonating a Mexican mogul was just the tip of the iceberg for Alberto Fis, a young art-and-sushi aficionado whose Manhattan omakase restaurant disguised a vast web of Inigo Philbrick–style fraud

Bob Mack

Charming, brilliant, and contrarian in his tastes, the Spy reporter and editor of the Beastie Boys’ magazine, Grand Royal, was as lovable as he was unreliable

The View from Here

Ridley Scott’s new movie, Napoleon, is all sabers and sex. But what’s forgotten about the emperor of France is that he was also an enlightened protector of Jews

Sailing Toward Disaster

On his last pleasure cruise with Jackie and friends, President John F. Kennedy didn’t reveal how besieged he was by Vietnam, civil rights, the Mob, and Fidel Castro. Three months later, he was assassinated

The View from Here

It was the worst of times, it was the best of times

Putin’s Baiting of Jews Could Backfire

Anti-Semitic mobs viciously attacked Israelis arriving from Tel Aviv, but the Muslim majority in Dagestan hate the oppressor in the Kremlin even more

Failure to Lunch

Even though the power-lunch era is over, the rules around the ritual are worth remembering

The View from Here

The anti-Semitic reactions in America to the war in Gaza are threatening the country’s most essential compact

Lies All the Way Down: Part II

The speedy trial and conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried is proof that crypto may be complicated, but fraud is fraud

The Attention-Whore Index

Can George Santos steal your attention away from Donald Trump? And what about Tayvis (or is it Swelce)?

Who You Gonna Call? Waspbusters!

A new species of wasp has descended on Rome, wreaking havoc on terraces and outdoor diners with its excruciating sting

The War at Home

Millennial and Gen Z progressives who grew up agreeing about everything find themselves bitterly divided over the Israel-Palestine conflict

The View from Here

Tel Aviv diary: a visit to Israel in a state of war

Across the Universe?

The out-of-this-world story of John Lennon’s close encounter

Where the Wildensteins Are

For more than a century, France’s Wildensteins reigned over their colossal art dynasty in near-total secrecy. Now the third court case in two decades threatens a precipitous fall for the family

The Attention-Whore Index

Taylor Swift finally makes the short list, but can she compete with that other statuesque blond, Donald Trump?

How to Live Forever

A new Netflix series visits the world’s “blue zones” to unlock the secrets of longevity. Our intrepid columnist puts the show’s mandates to the test

What the Heck Is an “Unabated” Fossil Fuel?

One wonky word favored by oil companies could doom the earth once and for all