Jagged Little Pill
How the birth-control pill went from women’s-lib sensation to TikTok albatross, drawing backlash from young people on both the left and right
Voting with Your Gut
The straw vote at Harry’s Bar, in Paris, has predicted the results of the American presidential election as accurately—if more drunkenly—than many more scientific polls
Follow the Ruby Red Slippers!
The crazy tale of a career criminal’s theft of the shoes worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz—and the madcap, decades-long fight to get them back
The Vocal Minority
What’s behind the growing popularity of Ivy League student Republican clubs?
The Attention-Whore Index
Marjorie Taylor Greene sells conspiracies, Elon Musk buys votes, and Donald Trump slings fries (and lies)
The View from Here
In 1999, fighting globalization was a cause of true-blue lefties. Twenty-five short years later, it’s become a rallying cry for the red-hatted right
An Eye for an Eye
The grisly sale of human remains has exploded in popularity on social media. But who is buying? Who is selling? And where do the body parts come from?
To Blackmail a King
The former mistress of Spain’s exiled monarch, Juan Carlos, forced her 13-year-old son to photograph and video her royal romps in order to extort millions of dollars in hush money from the Spanish state
The Fantastic Ms. Fox
Julia Fox’s life has been filled with sex, drugs, and Kanye West. Unbowed and unashamed, she’s now taking on motherhood with the same riotous spirit
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump gets down, Kristi Noem sucks up, and Elon Musk fibs widely
AARP-Breaker
Al Pacino and Mick Jagger are notches on the bedpost of the glamorous, 30-year-old film producer Noor Alfallah
The Wreck of the Bayesian
To celebrate the end of a 12-year legal ordeal, billionaire Mike Lynch set sail on his “unsinkable” 184-foot yacht. The Fates weren’t with him
The View from Here
Pop stars are now held to the highest moral standards, while politicians are increasingly out of control
Gambling Man
Jamie Reuben, of the English property-and-investment firm Reuben Brothers, is spending billions on hotels and private clubs in New York. But will the Upper East Side love him back?
The View from Here
Moscow is fighting one war in Ukraine and another one within
A Chicago Turf War
When a flashy, young private-equity mogul sought to build a lavish compound on the shores of Lake Michigan, he didn’t count on pushback from the area’s old money
Oops! They Diddy It Again
A TikTok conspiracy theory shows how quickly wild—and completely unfounded—rumors can come to dominate social media
The Attention-Whore Index
Elon Musk is jumping for Trump, Ron DeSantis is ghosting Kamala, and King Charles is shrieking with fear
The View from Here
When Saudi Arabia bought a storied English soccer team, its fortunes on the pitch were transformed. But at what cost to its soul?
Eyesore of the Cotswolds
A California billionaire wants to build a hideous hybrid manor house in a picturesque English village—the locals are revolting
The Attention-Whore Index
Melania Trump breaks her silence, Boris Johnson justifies his past, and Prince Harry disappoints his backers
Goat Carcasses, Realpolitik, and Horse-Milk Ice Cream
In Kazakhstan, the Nomad Games provide sporting cover for political maneuvering
Curse of the Forbes 30 Under 30!
Twentysomethings scrabble and fight to appear on the business magazine’s list of bright young things—but many of them quickly crash and burn
Sister Act
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s embattled right-wing prime minister, has promoted her older sister, Arianna, to help her navigate government scandals
