The Mane Event
Formerly the preserve of debs and toffs, Badminton Horse Trials has gotten a lot more egalitarian—but no less dangerous
Sloane Alone
Turns out there’s no etiquette guide on how to behave when your wife leaves you to become the Queen of England
Birth of an Abomination
Although Timothy McVeigh will forever be linked to Oklahoma City, his virulent outlook was forged in the desolate Flint Hills of Kansas
Truth vs. Lies
Rupert Murdoch and Fox News may have avoided a trial against Dominion Voting Systems, but make no mistake: they lost
The View from Here
Truth emerges in the rotting boneyard of the Fox-Dominion libel case. But the Big Lie and the Big Grift continue in Washington and beyond
S.O.S.
Bitter, creepy, and controlling, Marcus Silva has launched a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against three women who helped his now ex-wife get an abortion
Muckraking, Italian-Style
How a one-man newspaper in Rome attracted the attention of a U.N. agency—and the country’s Supreme Court
Aid and Abet
After Charlie Javice sold her financial-planning start-up, Frank, to JPMorgan Chase for $175 million, the wunderkind was poised to be the next big name in fintech. Then came charges of fraud
Male, Pale, and Stale
From the Dalai Lama to President Biden, why are the world’s most powerful leaders incapable of retiring gracefully?
The Millennial Marlboro Man
With strict advertising regulations on tobacco, Hestia, the first cigarette brand approved by the F.D.A. in more than a decade, is relying on influencers and hypebeasts to spread the word
Touching Detail
One of the world’s greatest photographers is creating exquisite new work that even the blind can see
The Attention-Whore Index
Emma Watson, Elon Musk, and a flock of Republican reprobates vie for your attention. Who deserves it? Plus: the world’s strangest stories, collected for you!
The Blue-Check Investment
Your guide to who’s buying Instagram’s verification check marks, once reserved for actually notable people, now open to anyone willing to pay
Masters of Disguise
How one man enlisted Hollywood to help turn W.W. II aircraft manufacturers up and down the West Coast into camouflage suburbs, complete with fake houses, cars—even laundry lines
Twitterstorm
Can someone give Elon Musk a history lesson in his own company, preferably in 280 characters or less?
America’s Finest
The Met Ball has nothing on the fashion-forward looks favored by supporters of the indicted former president
Presidential Small Print
MAGA’s motto: No dollar left behind
One-Party Town
An insider’s guide to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the night when glamour and power go head-to-head
Beauty Secrets of the Dead
Everybody who’s anybody—including fictional characters such as Succession’s Logan Roy—stops in at Frank E. Campbell’s eventually
The Attention-Whore Index
A Supreme Court justice, the Dalai Lama, and the First Lady walk into a bar. Who gets your attention? Plus: news of the week that’s not to be missed!
The View from Here
Make Vladimir Putin pay the Chicago way
The “Oh Boy” Network
When she signed on as squash director at the prestigious and apparently idyllic Westchester Country Club, Natalie Grainger had no clue it was a breeding ground for sexual harassment
Nazi Pieces of Work
Memorabilia linked to the Third Reich is a favorite collectible of the super-rich. What are they thinking?
The View from Here
In New York, the cost of dinner has never been higher. The restaurateurs aren’t happy about it, either
