Muddy Waters
Last year, the U.S. seized a $300 million yacht belonging to a sanctioned Russian billionaire with close ties to Vladimir Putin. The question is: Which one?
The Sussex Circus Is Back
Harry and Meghan’s mouthpiece has a book out. Spoiler alert: it’s grovelingly kind to them but brutal to everyone else
Unabashedly Arab
The war in Gaza has not stopped New York’s Habibi from dishing out Levantine good vibes
The Parent Trap
For nearly 40 years, and with the support of a Christian evangelical mega-church, Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo have preached a shocking and damaging parenting program to thousands of Americans
Get Out of Town!
These days, the stylish millennial’s favorite means of escape is a gas-guzzling Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van with all the fixins
Bleak House, New York–Style
For a quarter-century, artists, activists, and plutocrats have been battling over the future of a former public school in the East Village. Is the end finally in sight?
The View from Here
A.I. might be able to save us from the next pandemic—but can it do anything to save Hollywood from mediocrity?
Bait and Switch
Impersonating a Mexican mogul was just the tip of the iceberg for Alberto Fis, a young art-and-sushi aficionado whose Manhattan omakase restaurant disguised a vast web of Inigo Philbrick–style fraud
Sailing Toward Disaster
On his last pleasure cruise with Jackie and friends, President John F. Kennedy didn’t reveal how besieged he was by Vietnam, civil rights, the Mob, and Fidel Castro. Three months later, he was assassinated
There’s a Nip in the Air
Loved, lusted over, and frowned upon throughout history, nipples are making a comeback, thanks largely to a single, ultra-perky bra
Bob Mack
Charming, brilliant, and contrarian in his tastes, the Spy reporter and editor of the Beastie Boys’ magazine, Grand Royal, was as lovable as he was unreliable
The View from Here
Ridley Scott’s new movie, Napoleon, is all sabers and sex. But what’s forgotten about the emperor of France is that he was also an enlightened protector of Jews
The View from Here
It was the worst of times, it was the best of times
Lies All the Way Down: Part II
The speedy trial and conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried is proof that crypto may be complicated, but fraud is fraud
The View from Here
The anti-Semitic reactions in America to the war in Gaza are threatening the country’s most essential compact
Putin’s Baiting of Jews Could Backfire
Anti-Semitic mobs viciously attacked Israelis arriving from Tel Aviv, but the Muslim majority in Dagestan hate the oppressor in the Kremlin even more
The War at Home
Millennial and Gen Z progressives who grew up agreeing about everything find themselves bitterly divided over the Israel-Palestine conflict
The Attention-Whore Index
Can George Santos steal your attention away from Donald Trump? And what about Tayvis (or is it Swelce)?
Who You Gonna Call? Waspbusters!
A new species of wasp has descended on Rome, wreaking havoc on terraces and outdoor diners with its excruciating sting
Failure to Lunch
Even though the power-lunch era is over, the rules around the ritual are worth remembering
How to Live Forever
A new Netflix series visits the world’s “blue zones” to unlock the secrets of longevity. Our intrepid columnist puts the show’s mandates to the test
The View from Here
Tel Aviv diary: a visit to Israel in a state of war
Across the Universe?
The out-of-this-world story of John Lennon’s close encounter
Where the Wildensteins Are
For more than a century, France’s Wildensteins reigned over their colossal art dynasty in near-total secrecy. Now the third court case in two decades threatens a precipitous fall for the family
