The Attention-Whore Index
Corrupt politicians face off against British royalty and Hollywood stars for your attention this week
Do All Roads Really Lead to Rome?
A female writer with no interest whatsoever in the Roman Empire takes stock of the viral social-media trend—and women’s response to it
This Brand Is Evil
Amid accusations of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse, Russell Brand’s descent from mainstream fame to the fringes of the Internet looks eerily deliberate
The Wit and Wisdom of Ashton Kutcher
The sitcom actor turned Punk’d host turned tech investor has never been one to bite his tongue. His latest offense: defending his That ’70s Show co-star who was found guilty of rape
The View from Here
Everybody hates lawyers, but what if they turn out to be the ones who actually save the planet?
Out with the Old
Let go after a quarter-century of teaching at Bennington College’s cultish M.F.A. program, Susan Cheever sues for discrimination
The Kids Aren’t All Right
At Harvard-Westlake, a prestigious Los Angeles prep school that costs more than the average college, three student suicides in six months have parents worried, students grieving, and administrators scrambling
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are aggressively seeking out the spotlight again. If only Xi Jinping would disappear them too
Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fyre
Convicted grifter and event disorganizer Billy McFarland wants a second chance
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Elon Musk just loves to hog the spotlight, but can he tear your eyeballs away from Kim Jong Un and his bulletproof train?
Miami Gets Messi
Messimania means packed stadiums, $900 cheap seats, and pink jerseys on back order. How Lionel Messi has transformed Major League Soccer “literally overnight”
Secondhand on the Front Lines
Despite the war, Ukraine’s market for cast-off clothing from Western Europe continues to boom, thanks to the Internet and legions of fashion enthusiasts. And it’s not military surplus—it’s Comme des Garçons
The View from Here
Throughout Scandinavia, copies of the Koran are being burned. Are the most liberal countries in the world growing intolerant? Or is this simply an example of their broad-mindedness?
The Voice of a Generation
Teen girls are hitting disposable vapes all day, every day. Has all that smoking made them sound less like kids and more like Tom Waits?
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A brand-new champion wears the crown, but being a world-class narcissist is all about consistency. Just ask Elon Musk or Clarence Thomas, who are back seizing the spotlight once again
Bongs, Thongs, and Throngs
The largest street carnival outside of Rio takes place in the toniest of London districts
Last Round at Margaritaville
Some of Jimmy Buffett’s friends remember the man who had many
Indecent Disposal
A French champagne boss’s former mistress harassed and humiliated him—then threatened to chop off his penis
The View from Here
A kaleidoscopic cultural history of drag in New York City revisits the “Pansy Craze” of the 1920s, the Harlem ball scene, Stonewall, and the Broadway stage
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Is Donald Trump set to dominate the spotlight once again? Or can some other narcissistic peacock tear your attention away from him? You decide!
Naughty on Nantucket
Screaming, intimidation, and an expired sheriff’s badge—things heated up quickly when a climate-activist youth group crashed a cocktail party for Massachusetts governor Maura Healey
Tax Shelters in the Sky
For years, luxury Manhattan high-rises have been used to launder dirty foreign money. But with a new rule designed to curb the practice just weeks away, will oligarchs and dictators have to start looking elsewhere?
The Oligarch’s Revenge
When things went wrong between Alexandra Tolstoy, an English socialite, and Sergei Pugachev, Putin’s banker, guess who suffered?
The View from Here
The right immediately embraced Oliver Anthony’s country ballad “Rich Men North of Richmond.” The left wholeheartedly rejected it. Both sides missed the point
