The View from Here
It’s ein shitstorm! English is taking over the European languages, and there’s not much anyone—be it linguists or prime ministers—can do about it
Royal Jelly
Calling her lifestyle brand “American Riviera”—a term nobody in her area uses—the Princess of Wails pivots to Gwyneth Paltrow and Martha Stewart’s turf
The Attention-Whore Index
Kim Kardashian is polluting, Elon Musk is brooding, and Donald Trump is feuding. (Surprise!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world
21st-Century Missionary Style
How Christian social-media influencers, from Hailey Bieber to Ballerina Farm, made their faith—and the trad-wife trappings that come with it—palatable to the mainstream
State of the Artforum
In his first sit-down interview since getting fired as the editor of Artforum over an open letter condemning Israel, and as a new editor prepares to take the reins, David Velasco tells his side of the story
The View from Here
Why is president for life Vladimir Putin bothering with an election campaign?
The Attention-Whore Index
A rare Melania sighting, Rupert Murdoch is plighting, and Donald Trump is inciting. (Again!) Plus, the strangest news from across the world
The Hamas Whisperer?
Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King was accused of fraud. Now he’s pivoted to pro-Palestine firebrand—and self-proclaimed hostage negotiator
Road Kill
Forget Ginger Spice and Christian Horner—how does Formula One think suspending a female whistleblower is an acceptable response to this calamity?
Fyre Festival Comes to Wonka-Land
A catastrophically inept Willy Wonka experience left children screaming, invoking comparisons to the Billy McFarland debacle
The Living Vroom Boom
For luxury-car makers such as Bugatti, Aston Martin, and Mercedes, the next frontier in design is residential apartment towers in Dubai and Miami
Abercrombie & Flinch
Behind the preppy, all-American fashion brand was a sordid world of alleged exploitation and abuse of power
Too Fast, Too Flirty
Formula 1: Drive to Survive boss Christian Horner has a Spice Girl for a wife and a sexting scandal on his hands
The Attention-Whore Index
Prince Andrew is the last royal standing, Donald Trump’s memory is less than commanding, and Emily Dickinson is finally grandstanding
The View from Here
It turns out that social fragmentation has an upside: it’s harder than ever to cancel somebody
The Telltale Art
Countless artworks stolen by the Nazis—as well as other W.W. II soldiers of all ilks—are suddenly coming out of the woodwork. Why now?
Rings of Fire
As Paris prepares to host the Olympic Games, it’s governed by chaos and construction. And it’s not a good look for its ambitious mayor, Anne Hidalgo
Dark and Stormy
The porn star whose testimony could help convict Donald Trump before the election has a new career as a gay icon and no intention of paying the $670,000 that she owes the former president
Mountain Lows
In the Alps, climate change is causing chaos. Will the ski industry manage to save itself?
The Gallic Shrug
The newly renovated surrounds of an exquisite 11th-century French château frequented by Madonna and Naomi Campbell are about to be bulldozed. And not by the multi-millionaire property owner
Ira von Fürstenberg
A princess by birth, the Italian socialite, who modeled and acted, sashayed between aristocratic, jet-set, and show-business worlds
Power-Lunch Like It’s 1989!
Michael’s is a restaurant frozen in time. A better time, for its aging, loyal (and forgiving) regulars
Killer Instinct
Released in 2019, Netflix’s Don’t F**k with Cats is one of the most disturbing documentaries ever made. Was it the inspiration for another real-life murder in Oxford?
Keeping Up with the Ferragnez
Chiara Ferragni had it all. Now she’s mired in a fraud scandal and rumored to be splitting from her rapper husband. Is this the end for Italy’s Kim Kardashian?
