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Working from Yacht

Forget W.F.H.—with the help of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite-Internet service, the rich are taking remote work to new depths

Naked and Underpaid

From Michelangelo to Picasso, nude models have long been undercompensated muses to the greats. Now, in Florence, they’re threatening to strike

Pickleball Be Damned!

In Los Angeles, padel—a cross between squash, tennis, and racquetball—is becoming the sport of choice for the 0.1 percent

The View from Here

A man who solves economic crises as opposed to creating them, Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is the perfect foil for Donald Trump

Roanoke’s Requiem: Part II

Last May, we investigated a mysterious cancer surge at Roanoke College. Amid new revelations of toxic chemicals and more cancer, the search for answers continues

All That Glitters Isn’t Gold

Trump’s garish redecoration of the White House rivals the interior-design tastes of Saddam Hussein and King Midas

Business or Pleasure?

After a four-year renovation rumored to have cost millions, the Sagaponack General Store has finally reopened. Meet its new proprietor, a local billionaire named Mindy Gray

An Auctioneer Prepares: Sotheby’s

Oliver Barker’s theatrics have attracted a cult following of “Barkerheads”

An Auctioneer Prepares: Christie’s

With art sales increasingly moving outside the salesroom, the Adrien Meyer schmooze-fest never stops

The Attention-Whore Index

Lady Gaga warbles, Marjorie Taylor Greene howls, and Prince Harry wails

“I Don’t Want to End Up in a Honduran Jail”

Some travelers are canceling trips in response to Trump’s actions. Others are taking extreme precautions

The Real School of Rock

Richard Linklater’s classic 2003 movie starred Jack Black as a dorky but harmless music teacher. The real-life School of Rock founder’s former students tell a more sinister story

The Attention-Whore Index

Pete Hegseth looks for leaks, George Santos begs for a pardon, and Jack Schlossberg won’t go to any party he wasn’t invited to

Who’s Afraid of #SkinnyTok?

Ready or not, thin is back in—and people have no qualms talking about it

Big Oil v. the Rockefellers

ExxonMobil stands accused of spying on its environmentalist critics, a group that includes the heirs of its founder. It wouldn’t be the first time

The Trump Brain Drain

As the White House continues to pull federal funding from U.S. universities, international institutions are courting America’s best minds like never before

Conclave Confidential

Why are we still captivated by the death of a Pope and the election of a new one? Robert Harris, whose thriller Conclave was adapted into an Oscar-winning film, explains

The Upside-Down World of Pam Bondi

From re-arming Mel Gibson to arresting judges who cross her, Trump’s attorney general is doing the opposite of serving justice

Fyre Sale!

Billy McFarland’s cursed music festival is now available to the highest bidder. But who on earth is buying it?

California Leavin’

As out-of-state shooting locations increasingly lure filmmakers, Hollywood risks becoming to movies what Detroit has become to car manufacturing: an industry hub turned ghost town

Employee of the Month

A Love Letter to Jean Marsh

The Emmy–winning British actress who co-created and starred in the hit TV series Upstairs, Downstairs was brave, deeply empathetic, and funny to the end

The View from Here

If a two-year-old U.S. citizen can be deported, then none of us is safe. Not even Lorne Michaels

The Potemkin Kingdom

Gateway KSA offers students from the world’s top universities all-expenses-paid luxury trips to Saudi Arabia. What’s the catch?