The Further Adventures of the Heir and the Spare
And other strange news about these curious days …
Perfecting Their Backhand
As the U.S. Open approaches, WOTs—the wives of tennis stars—are giving soccer’s WAGs a run for their money
J. K. Rowling’s Goblet of a Firestorm
Even when she’s defending Salman Rushdie’s rights, some in the literary world want to see her silenced. Or worse
The View from Here
With Trumpism more rabid and violent than ever, is it finally time to leave?
In Ukraine, the War Gets Very Personal
A new service promises to drop hand-inscribed missiles on Russian invaders
The Great Leveler
Every year, tens of thousands of ordinary South Africans compete in the ultra-marathon called “the Comrades.” Millions of their countryfolk tune in
Brotopia
At Hustler’s University, you can earn a Ph.D. for just $400 and walk away a bona-fide expert in “pimpin’ hoes”
The Slowdown
A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy
BoJo Hustles for Work
And other curious news about these strange days …
Dirty Rotten Royals
Where did previously “penniless” Sarah Ferguson get $6.1 million to buy a bougie Mayfair town house?
Two More Prince Andrew Dramas
And other strange news about these curious days …
Poor Little Rich Boy
What do you do if you make only $40 million a year? If you’re the founder of a Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge fund, you allegedly steal from your partners and shortchange investors
The Many Mysteries of Murder Boy, Part II
His grandfather had an estate worth nearly $40 million. When his mother died, he stood to inherit millions. Did Nathan Carman kill them both?
A Great Escape
It was difficult enough to smuggle girls who had been abandoned by the U.S. out of Afghanistan. Harder still to do it twice
The View from There
Writing pro-war poetry for money is one way to survive in Putin’s Russia
The View from Here
Liz Cheney for attorney general?
Spinning Mushrooms into Gold
As psychedelics start to be taken seriously as a treatment for mental-health conditions, the worlds of loony mushroom-lovers and money-hungry investors collide
A Very WAG-ish Scandal?
And other strange news about these curious days …
What Lies Beneath
The revelation of a “mass grave” filled with Indigenous children convulsed Canada. But there were no mass graves—or revelations
Putin Turns on the Jews
The Kremlin is both increasingly anti-Semitic and intent on staunching the brain drain to Israel and the West
Under a Killing Sun
A tale of two cities, trying to survive life (and death) at 125 degrees Fahrenheit
The Many Mysteries of “Murder Boy”
His grandfather had an estate worth $40 million. When his mother died, he stood to inherit millions. Did Nathan Carman kill them both?
The Future Is Funny
Forget agents and grueling late-night-tour schedules, a new generation of comedians are reaching millions on TikTok
Bill Russell
As the winner of 11 N.B.A. titles and the first Black head coach in a U.S. major league, the basketball star broke barriers on the court and off
