The Fantastic Ms. Fox
Julia Fox’s life has been filled with sex, drugs, and Kanye West. Unbowed and unashamed, she’s now taking on motherhood with the same riotous spirit
The View from Here
Moscow is fighting one war in Ukraine and another one within
The Attention-Whore Index
Elon Musk is jumping for Trump, Ron DeSantis is ghosting Kamala, and King Charles is shrieking with fear
Fast & Loose
A Formula 1 love triangle has erupted between two up-and-coming drivers and the glamorous Anglo-French influencer Estelle Ogilvy
A Chicago Turf War
When a flashy, young private-equity mogul sought to build a lavish compound on the shores of Lake Michigan, he didn’t count on pushback from the area’s old money
Oops! They Diddy It Again
A TikTok conspiracy theory shows how quickly wild—and completely unfounded—rumors can come to dominate social media
Goat Carcasses, Realpolitik, and Horse-Milk Ice Cream
In Kazakhstan, the Nomad Games provide sporting cover for political maneuvering
Sister Act
Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s embattled right-wing prime minister, has promoted her older sister, Arianna, to help her navigate government scandals
The Attention-Whore Index
Melania Trump breaks her silence, Boris Johnson justifies his past, and Prince Harry disappoints his backers
Eyesore of the Cotswolds
A California billionaire wants to build a hideous hybrid manor house in a picturesque English village—the locals are revolting
The View from Here
When Saudi Arabia bought a storied English soccer team, its fortunes on the pitch were transformed. But at what cost to its soul?
Longships of Luxury
With their mix of sleek Scandinavian design and Nordic ruggedness, J Craft’s Torpedo boats offer elegance, power—and a seal of approval from the King of Sweden
Curse of the Forbes 30 Under 30!
Twentysomethings scrabble and fight to appear on the business magazine’s list of bright young things—but many of them quickly crash and burn
The Horror at Harrods
Mohamed Al-Fayed has been revealed as a serial rapist who kept his victims quiet through threats and blackmail. His biographer reveals the resentment that fueled the magnate’s crimes
Spy Games
As the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks approaches, Israel’s Mossad is making not-so-secret moves to restore its damaged reputation
Love Among the Ruins: Part Two
Shattered by my sister Dorothy Stratten’s murder, Peter Bogdanovich and I were bonded for life. Not everyone in Hollywood approved
The Attention-Whore Index
Elon Musk spats with a warlord, Donald Trump struggles with a gender, and Mark Robinson swears he’s not what he said he is on a porn site
The View from Here
My weekend in the Laotian Las Vegas, where an opulent casino lies at the heart of a vast human-, drug-, and wildlife-trafficking operation
What’s in Trump’s Wallet?
If Donald Trump loses the presidential election, his personal finances will be ruined. And it won’t be the first time
Nonsense Sells
From hot rodent boyfriends to having a strawberry-girl summer, “vibe trends” are multiplying exponentially—and consumers are eating them up
The Attention-Whore Index
Elon Musk is failing, Donald Trump is flailing, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is whaling
Class War in the Schoolroom
The new Labour government is hiking up taxes on Britain’s acclaimed private schools. Is it leveling the playing field or getting revenge on Boris Johnson?
The Nordic Connection
How a turf war between rival gangs turned Sweden—yes, Sweden—into the most violent country in Europe
The View from Here
The assassination attempts on Donald Trump show that history is made not just by great men and women but also by insignificant ones