Hancock Park’s Checkered History
When Nat King Cole moved in, the Los Angeles neighborhood was all white. And residents wanted it to stay that way
The View from Here
Time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for Joe
To Catch a Murderer
In 1973, Cynthia Bouron, a notorious Hollywood hanger-on who publicly alleged that Cary Grant fathered her child, was brutally killed. Why has the case remained unsolved?
Shades of Green
Even as an environmental activist, R.F.K. Jr. often put science second, onetime allies say
The View from Here
Looking for some light summer entertainment? Tune in to the U.K. election
The Queen of Cups
When the Spanish Civil War broke out, everyone from Spanish revolutionaries to M.I.6 agents wanted to steal the Holy Grail. Little did they know that a Valencian postwoman had hidden it in her sofa
Above Par
The ritzy residents of Palm Beach usually play golf at their exclusive—and expensive—country clubs. Now they’re teeing up at a municipal course open to the public
The Attention-Whore Index
New Jersey is to corruption as Elon Musk is to reproduction. Plus, all the strangest news from around the world
Coup de Disgrace
Why did Emmanuel Macron court chaos just weeks before France claims Olympic glory?
The View from Here
It’s probably unfair to liken Trump’s donors on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley to the German bankers and industrialists who supported Hitler. Or is it?
The Social Network
As Harvard gets more progressive, its “final clubs”—known for their exclusivity and indulgent behavior—seem trapped in the past
Hot Rodent Boyfriends
Gen Z is obsessed with men who look like mice. Tom Holland, Jeremy Allen White, Barry Keoghan, your time is now
How to Poison the Earth and Influence People
Oil companies give millions to cultural institutions. The reputational benefits? Priceless
It’s the Border, Stupid
Far-right parties across Europe rode anxiety over mass migration to big victories. America should take heed
The View from Here
Oligarchs such as Boris Berezovsky thought they’d created a post-Soviet puppet, but Putin outgrew his wealthy mentors and then destroyed them
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump is in a dilemma, Kathy Hochul is in a dither, and Steve Bannon is going inside. Plus, the strangest news from around the world
I-95 Is Us
Everybody hates it. It may well kill you. But as summer travel ramps up along Interstate 95, it’s time we recognize the highway as our national Main Street
The Attention-Whore Index
Eric Adams is the king of rats, Madonna is the queen of shocks, and Donald Trump is the lord of lies
In the Land of the Green Laird
A topsy-turvy battle has broken out in Scotland between billionaire environmentalists, who want to cull thousands of deer, and deer-hunting locals, who’d like to see them thrive
The View from Here
The European Parliament, long a sinecure for nameless bureaucrats, has become a finishing school for Fascists
Behind Closed Doors
Claims of questionable business ethics and sexual improprieties at Carpenters Workshop, the art world’s most prestigious design gallery, reveal a company flying dangerously close to the sun
The Royal #WeToo
The Duchess of York—hardly a shrinking violet—has announced that she is not going to hide her true self anymore. God help us all
Five O’Clock Follies
Lyndon Johnson and Robert McNamara knew the war in Vietnam could not be won—and waged it anyway
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump is guilty as hell, Richard Dreyfuss loves a good yell, and you don’t want Martha-Ann Alito ringing your doorbell. Plus, the strangest news from around the world
