The Attention-Whore Index
Trump, Markle, Kennedy—a sluggers’ row of grandstanding egotists up for your consideration!
The 24-Karat Trailer
With $350,000 aluminum trailers that make Airstreams look like the poor relations, a Wharton graduate’s R.V. company, Bowlus, wants to restore road-tripping to its extravagant, retro glory
The Curious Case of the Saint-Moritz Curmudgeon
Adolf Haeberli lives like a squatter in the ritzy ski town—and has become a minor celebrity in the process
For Heaven’s Sake
Christian influencers who previously touted purity culture have pivoted to discussing sex. Whether it’s sincere or clickbait is between them and God
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Hollywood intimacy coordinators, or what the French are calling the “purity police,” are descending on Paris, pitting self-important filmmakers against young actresses
The Attention-Whore Index
Tucker Carlson is courting Putin, Bryan Johnson is expanding his body, and Donald Trump is comparing himself to Elvis. Who is grasping for your attention the most?
The View from Here
As the once great Sports Illustrated withers, a former editor reflects on the profligate larks and obtuse decisions that reduced Time Inc. to a punch line
Killing the Messenger
Since Jimmy Finkelstein abruptly shuttered his eight-month-old, $50 million news start-up, hundreds of former employees have been airing their grievances on Slack
The Tortured Musicians Department
Vladimir Putin is resurrecting a Soviet-era, Eurovision-like competition—and crushing musicians’ dissent
Money Talks
A peek inside Prince Albert’s finances paints a picture of a feeble monarch, browbeaten by the women in his life
Swan Song
Truman Capote’s social suicide by novel: the story behind the new mini-series Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Black at Night and Read All Over
Though Iceland is smaller than many American cities, it has one of the largest per capita publishing industries in the world. Could it all be because of the dark?
Art on Trial
When Dmitry Rybolovlev took Sotheby’s auction house to court and accused it of defrauding him, it revealed the limits of a billionaire’s power
The Price of Fame
Thinking of dating a supermodel? Here’s what to expect
The View from Here
Jennifer Dulos disappeared three years ago. The husband accused of her murder is dead by his own hand. Now his mistress is on trial
The Attention-Whore Index
A special edition in which the men and women who dream of being the next Mike Pence battle one another for Donald Trump’s leash
Sports Immolated
The Pulitzer Prize–winning writer pours one out for Sports Illustrated’s slow demise and recalls how the original idea for his best-selling book Friday Night Lights first appeared in its pages
Big Law Gets Bigger
Paul, Weiss once embraced a variety of civic-minded causes. Today, the law firm seems more focused on its own bottom line
Skeletons in the Closet
The culture wars have come for Skull and Bones, Yale’s most prestigious—and mysterious—secret society
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump is paying out, Ron DeSantis is waving good-bye—can legendary aviator Prince Harry pass them by? Plus, the strangest news from across the world
Capitol Flight
Bernard-Henri Lévy lobbied Congress in person with his latest film about the plight of Ukraine, hoping to shake the indifference of the shining city upon the hill
Edward Jay Epstein
The investigative journalist made a career of questioning accepted narratives, from the Kennedy assassination to the Black Panthers to the diamond industry
The View from Here
Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister’s wife, closest adviser, and fiercest defender, is seen as a mix of Lady Macbeth and Eva Perón, but without the charm or the cult following
Lost Command
Having made 90 films during his career, the French actor, director, and heartthrob Alain Delon is now confronting an unexpectedly tragic final act
