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Daniel Humm Is Eighty-Sixed

And other strange news about these curious days …

Fashion to Die For

Inside the true story of the murder that rocked the Gucci dynasty—and inspired Ridley Scott’s upcoming film

The View from Here

How quickly a buzzword can become a buzzkill

The View from Here

Are the woke in the pockets of the plutocrats? They’re certainly doing a nice job of distracting people from economic injustice

Teflon John(son)

Can an all-time career low get Boris Johnson down?

The Very Online and the Restless

Meet the “Fantasy Boyfriends” of TikTok—and the young fans who worship them

A Heist of Grape Audacity

And other strange news about these curious days …

Sons of Anarchy

How an F.B.I. informant stopped the gun-crazed, conspiracy-theorizing group behind the plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer

Words to Live By

A British linguist wants to bring back the better halves of the English language

Will Elizabeth Holmes Walk Free?

Whom does a jury hate more? An accused grifter or filthy-rich people who let their greed lead them into a con?

Entitled Toffs and Plagiarizing Prime Ministers

And other curious news about these strange days …

The View from Here

A 1956 letter reveals one quiet man’s defiance of McCarthyism

Manifest Destiny? No Thank You

Leave it to the C.I.A. to affirm our power to manifest the future—and ruin the game for ill-wishers everywhere

Fraudenfreude

While the businessman–social animal David Tang gave the impression of living the high life, in fact he was plundering his companies and gambling away his fortune

The View from Here

So you want to become a Republican? First, a questionnaire …

They’re Thingin’ Our Thong!

The true story of Chippendales, the legendary strip club for women, will make your eyes, um, bulge

China Cracks Down on Homework

And other strange news about these curious days …

A Young-Old Sex Affair in France

And other strange news about these curious days …

When It Reigns, It Pours

Nearly 70 percent of the British population never want to see the Duke of York return to public life, and Prince William is not a fan

The View from Here

Bernard-Henri Lévy will never give up on hopeless causes

Where Thoughts Go to Die

Professors from Britain’s top universities tell of the death threats and abuse they face at conferences and on campus

Jeff Bezos’s Projectile Dysfunction

In the space race between billionaires, Musk is throttling Bezos. How is that possible?

Thank You for Smoking

Lighting up indoors? Never! Well, except at these illustrious establishments …

The View from Here

Fuel shortages, empty supermarket shelves, and bleak holidays ahead: in London, Brexit is finally making itself heard