Coachella for the .01 Percent
Power Trip is a new heavy-metal music festival that descends upon the California desert. But with $4,000 tickets, whiskey tastings, and air-conditioned bars, it’s a vastly different experience
Lies All the Way Down
Was FTX a good business helmed by a bad leader, or, as the prosecution is arguing, a crypto casino that fueled a criminal enterprise from its inception?
The View from Here
As war simmers across the Middle East, Democrats and Republicans avoid talking about the last disaster the U.S. was involved in: Afghanistan. Both parties share blame for the return of the Taliban
The Attention-Whore Index
Ron DeSantis wades into Israel, Jada Pinkett Smith comes clean on her marriage, and Donald Trump gets gagged but not bound. (We wish!) Come one, come all! And vote for the biggest Attention Whore!
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump goes all Smokey Bear, George Santos rears his ugly head (again), and the My Pillow founder loses his legal cushion. C’mon, put your faith in AIR MAIL’s electoral college and vote already!
The Grift, the Prince, and the Twist
It seemed like Liza-Johanna Holgersson had crafted an elaborate and fake persona to win the hearts (and hopefully the wallets) of a number of well-off men. But she wasn’t the only one pretending to be something they weren’t. A shocking twist lies within this shifting tale of identity that turned both the writer’s life, and that of her editor, upside down
Tim Wakefield
The pitcher for the Boston Red Sox left his mark on the sport with a perfect knuckleball and profound relatability
The View from Here
Israeli intelligence officers saw signs that Hamas was doing something at the Gaza border. They chose to ignore them
The Trouble with Tequila
Its explosive popularity has disrupted the delicate relationship between agave plants and the bats that pollinate them. But scientist Rodrigo Medellín is here to help
Original Spin
How R.F.K. Jr. tried to frame two innocent men for murder
Master of None
Amid his battle to take back the White House, Donald Trump is in danger of becoming towerless and losing the Manhattan building that made him a star
Shouting the Odds
Taylor Lorenz, a culture-and-technology writer in Los Angeles, receives constant death threats and harassment and has been stalked and humiliated—all for just doing her job
The Attention-Whore Index
The Republicans spit out Kevin McCarthy, Gwyneth Paltrow chokes on her politics, and one of Britain’s richest men doesn’t recognize Jeffrey Epstein in the mirror. Please, pick your favorite loser already!
Keeping It in La Famille
For more than 200 years, members of a religious cult characterized by intermarriage have been living in central Paris in near-total secrecy
The Eyes of a Killer:
Part VI
After a few false leads, a grieving father turned amateur sleuth discovers the prosecution’s hidden ace
The View from Here
Psych report: Does Xi Jinping have a Mao complex?
There Goes the Neigh-borhood!
In Florida, old-guard horse-lovers and new-money developers are duking it out for the soul of Wellington
Livin’ la Vida Circoloca
Unlike history’s favorite nightclub parties, whose popularity was fleeting, Circoloco—nearly 25 years into its tenure in Ibiza—is cooler than ever
The View from Here
What’s ahead for Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer?
The Attention-Whore Index
Corrupt politicians face off against British royalty and Hollywood stars for your attention this week
Do All Roads Really Lead to Rome?
A female writer with no interest whatsoever in the Roman Empire takes stock of the viral social-media trend—and women’s response to it
Love in a Cold-War Climate
On Hampstead Heath, London’s gay community rubs shoulders with Russian spies
Golden Girl
As extraordinary corruption allegations whirl around Senator Robert Menendez, his wife, Nadine, has been revealed as the so-called brains of the operation
Taking the Heat
After countless bank robberies, two prison escapes, and several heists inspired by Michael Mann movies, the notorious French gangster Rédoine Faïd is back on trial
