The Fall of Fashion’s First Couple
The dramatic falling-out between Natalie Massenet, the founder of Net-a-Porter, and her partner, Erik Torstensson, includes allegations of drug dealers, escorts, exorbitant spending, and herpes medication
How Yale Got Spared
From Harvard to UVA to Columbia, elite colleges are reeling from Trump’s crackdowns. So why has the New Haven Ivy—considered a bastion of liberalism for the past decade—felt none of his wrath?
The Attention-Whore Index
Melania Trump meddles, R.F.K. Jr. backpedals, and Kristi Noem unsettles
Clowning Around
In Los Angeles, an underground comedy scene draws audiences into chaotic, squirm-in-your-seat shows—an antidote for the social-media-weary
A Clubhouse with a View
Through a discreet door in the Uffizi and down a maze of vaulted tunnels sits Florence’s most exclusive social club
Who’s Afraid of Bushcore?
Glossing over the bungling of Katrina and the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, younger generations are recasting George W. Bush as America’s most lovable grandfather
The Attention-Whore Index
J. D. Vance evades old ladies, Donald Trump invades Washington, D.C., and Taylor Swift prevails over Jeffrey Epstein
How to Destroy a University
The University of Virginia has become a political battleground, not just between left and right but, allegedly, between J. D. Vance and Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin, a possible presidential rival
The View from Here
In the Hamptons, the real story is how the other half lives. The Shinnecock Indian Nation occupies one of the most destitute areas of Long Island. Some of their wealthy neighbors want to keep it that way
Faulty Tower
The closure of New York’s historic Hotel Carter—where $99 a night got you bloodstained sheets and moldy ceilings—marks the end of Times Square’s seedy side, for better or worse
When Lightning Struck Twice
In 1945, Ayano Hirashima survived the bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Eighty years later, she recounts the terrifying ordeal and its aftermath
The View from Here
Prince Andrew’s and Sarah Ferguson’s closeness with Jeffrey Epstein barely scratches the surface of their alleged corruption
The Attention-Whore Index
Marjorie Taylor Greene laments, Alan Dershowitz sues, and Sydney Sweeney enflames
Grab ‘Em by the Pants!
Sydney Sweeney is a master of self-promotion—but is allying herself with the Republican Party a social-media storm too far?
The Age of the D.I.Y. Proposal
Popping the question has officially lost its romance, with brides deciding exactly when, how, and with what ring their grooms will get down on one knee
The Doctor Will Sue You Now
Dr. Douglas Schottenstein manages pain for a living, but even he wasn’t equipped to allegedly be defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars by his own employees
The Lady’s Not for Turning
Emma Tucker, the first woman to lead The Wall Street Journal, has taken on Donald Trump—by publishing his intimate letter to Jeffrey Epstein—and she isn’t backing down
The Davos Man Who Fell to Earth
What could have prompted the resignation of the alleged funds-misusing, data-rigging, employee-harassing founder of the World Economic Forum?
The Italian Job
How a Roman forgery network faked “impossible to replicate” artworks by Picasso, Edvard Munch, and Paul Klee using … coffee and tea
How to Steal $40 Million Without Really Trying: Part II
Biscuits, Bollywood, and lots of bullion … Inside the hunt for the Toronto gold robbers
Rage and Ravioli on Lake Garda
Italy’s Rana family, of the global pasta empire, is rumored to be in hot water with locals over renovations to a historic estate on Lake Garda better suited to Las Vegas than to Como’s quainter cousin
Love in the Time of Reality TV
Bachelor in Paradise! Love Island! Love on the Spectrum! Why is everyone so obsessed with dating shows?
The Attention-Whore Index
Jeffrey Epstein haunts, Tulsi Gabbard conceals, and Donald Trump cheats
