The 40-Year Con
Nicholas Rockefeller—Yalie, Davos man, member of multiple boards—died a pillar of the West Coast establishment. Then the truth came out
Death Becomes Them
Now even funerals are a scene for the social climbing and peacocking of the Instagram age
The View from Here
Eric Adams as ambassador to Saudi Arabia? Sure, whatever. Anything to get him off New York’s mayoral ballot
The Inimitable Nona Summers
A director remembers a great love
Finding Love, the Old-Fashioned Way
From backgammon clubs to cornhole speed dating, Gen Z–ers with app fatigue are looking for their other halves in real life
Judge Not
Far from being an institutionalist, Chief Justice John Roberts has rubber-stamped Trump’s most authoritarian orders—and sided with the president against the very legal system he is supposed to protect
Trump to World: Get Lost
From sky-high visa fees to social-media vetting, Trump’s draconian travel rules have tourists giving the U.S. a wide berth
The Attention-Whore Index
Scott Bessent wants to step outside, Eric Adams wants to stay put, and Oliver North wants to put a ring on it
Epstein’s Sweetheart
Former U.S. attorney Alex Acosta was extremely lenient on the notorious pedophile. Congress isn’t returning the favor
The New Fountain of Youth
Forget red-light therapy and intermittent fasting: a new study finds the secret to staying young is being ageist
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
This week in American health: more R.F.K. Jr. madness, fluoride follies, and putting the kibosh on contraceptives
The Trumpbuster
If the president comes after you—and who’s to say he won’t?—you need to call Abbe Lowell
The View from Here
Stop expecting Trump to die in office. Narcissism is the secret to longevity
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)
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 Time I Met Prince Andrew
It was brief but unforgettable—and not in a good way
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
A Blood Sport with Blow-Dries
On social media, college girls are treating sorority rush like reality TV—and earning millions in the process
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?
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 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
