Is the Gulf Art Boom a Mirage?
The art market is abuzz over the Middle East—but when autocrats are footing the bill, how long can it last?
Giorgio Armani
The designer who created men’s suits so soft and alluring that women wanted to wear them
What Does Your A.I. Say About You?
There was a time when a person’s bookshelf or record collection betrayed their soul. Today, it is their sidebar of A.I. tabs—be it ChatGPT, Claude, or Grok
The Attention-Whore Index
Xi Jinping parades his influence, Prince Andrew evades his past, and Donald Trump degrades the White House (even more)
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
This week in American health: a Nobel for Trump, Wuhan in Miami, and—what else?—R.F.K. Jr. vaccine-mania
The Time I Met Prince Andrew
It was brief but unforgettable—and not in a good way
Dude, Where’s My Tote?
From listening to Lana Del Rey to reading Sally Rooney, straight men are making a point of rejecting toxic masculinity and embracing feminine tastes in order to find love. Behold the rise of the “performative male”
The View from Here
Stop expecting Trump to die in office. Narcissism is the secret to longevity
A New Twist in the U.K. Phone-Hacking Scandal
Was Will Lewis—now publisher of The Washington Post—complicit in covering up the crimes that brought down an infamous British tabloid?
The Good, the Bad, and the Bunny
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny has brought local fans and international stars together for his concert residency, which doubles as one big party
The View from Here
“This Is Not Optimism”: a poem for our times
A Blood Sport with Blow-Dries
On social media, college girls are treating sorority rush like reality TV—and earning millions in the process
Sex Sober
Dating-app fatigue, the fall of Roe v. Wade, heterofatalism: Do Gen Z women need any more reasons to be celibate?
Politicians in Diapers!
“Our nation’s finest leaders … where they belong”: inside the infantile world of Diaper Diplomacy, a video-shorts series taking the Internet by storm
The Little Island That Couldn’t
Campobello Island, the favorite summer haunt of the Roosevelts, has found itself caught on the front line of the trade war between the U.S. and Canada
The Duchess of Cringe
A makeup artist slicing onions, John Legend in a closet, Princess Diana’s gold watch … there is nothing as painfully embarrassing as the new season of With Love, Meghan
The Gall of Inigo Philbrick
From London to Miami, the art dealer tricked the ultra-rich out of millions. A new documentary traces the unprecedented scale of his fraud—and the delusions that fueled him
The Attention-Whore Index
Laura Loomer gains influence, the Princess of Wales gains highlights, and Samuel Pepys gains notoriety
A Pop Star’s Best Friend
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s engagement this week has broken the Internet, but her ring—purportedly worth $1 million—is breaking the scale
The Great Waterlily Weigh-Off
From Junior’s cheesecakes to Ted Drewes frozen custards, gardens across the world are competing for how much weight their Victoria waterlilies can hold—and getting creative with their measuring tools
The Attention-Whore Index
Melania Trump meddles, R.F.K. Jr. backpedals, and Kristi Noem unsettles
A Diet of TikTok and Tequila
The U.S. Open women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka has won over the New York crowds by embracing the tournament’s boozy spirit—and never being too tired to hit the town
The View from Here
Two cheers for retaliatory gerrymandering
The Fall of Fashion’s First Couple
The dramatic falling-out between Natalie Massenet, the founder of Net-a-Porter, and her partner, Erik Torstensson, includes allegations of drug dealers, escorts, exorbitant spending, and herpes medication
