The Slowdown
A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy
Brotopia
At Hustler’s University, you can earn a Ph.D. for just $400 and walk away a bona-fide expert in “pimpin’ hoes”
In Ukraine, the War Gets Very Personal
A new service promises to drop hand-inscribed missiles on Russian invaders
The View from Here
With Trumpism more rabid and violent than ever, is it finally time to leave?
The Great Leveler
Every year, tens of thousands of ordinary South Africans compete in the ultra-marathon called “the Comrades.” Millions of their countryfolk tune in
A Great Escape
It was difficult enough to smuggle girls who had been abandoned by the U.S. out of Afghanistan. Harder still to do it twice
Poor Little Rich Boy
What do you do if you make only $40 million a year? If you’re the founder of a Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge fund, you allegedly steal from your partners and shortchange investors
The Many Mysteries of Murder Boy, Part II
His grandfather had an estate worth nearly $40 million. When his mother died, he stood to inherit millions. Did Nathan Carman kill them both?
Two More Prince Andrew Dramas
And other strange news about these curious days …
The View from There
Writing pro-war poetry for money is one way to survive in Putin’s Russia
Dirty Rotten Royals
Where did previously “penniless” Sarah Ferguson get $6.1 million to buy a bougie Mayfair town house?
Bill Russell
As the winner of 11 N.B.A. titles and the first Black head coach in a U.S. major league, the basketball star broke barriers on the court and off
Spinning Mushrooms into Gold
As psychedelics start to be taken seriously as a treatment for mental-health conditions, the worlds of loony mushroom-lovers and money-hungry investors collide
The Future Is Funny
Forget agents and grueling late-night-tour schedules, a new generation of comedians are reaching millions on TikTok
Under a Killing Sun
A tale of two cities, trying to survive life (and death) at 125 degrees Fahrenheit
The Many Mysteries of “Murder Boy”
His grandfather had an estate worth $40 million. When his mother died, he stood to inherit millions. Did Nathan Carman kill them both?
What Lies Beneath
The revelation of a “mass grave” filled with Indigenous children convulsed Canada. But there were no mass graves—or revelations
Putin Turns on the Jews
The Kremlin is both increasingly anti-Semitic and intent on staunching the brain drain to Israel and the West
The View from Here
Liz Cheney for attorney general?
A Very WAG-ish Scandal?
And other strange news about these curious days …
Private Quarters
Brant Lake Camp was warned about pedophiles in their midst. Why did the camp not act against them?
Spring Breakers, Italian–Style
The young European upper class’s version of spring break in Florida? Panarea in August
Who Will Follow BoJo the Clown?
The fight to become the U.K.’s next P.M.—and the Queen’s 15th—is down to two very different candidates
Prince William’s Eyebrow-Raising News Peg
And other strange news about these curious days …
