A Publisher and a Gentleman
Jason Epstein, a co-founder of The New York Review of Books, always seemed to know everything—and be everywhere
War of the Rosewood
How a Chinese status symbol became an environmental emergency
Bezos in Love
Is Lauren Sanchez a modern-day Marion Davies?
Keep Your Frenchies Close
In the wake of Lady Gaga’s French-bulldog kidnapping and several other pup snatchings, L.A.’s Frenchie owners fear their dogs will be next
Not All Is What It Seems to Be in Gwyneth’s Home
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Talking Eurotrash
The hard-partying moneyed set, with New York roots dating back to Studio 54, traded the city for their old jet-set life in the spring of 2020. Will they come back?
The Rules Still Apply
In the 40 years since The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook encapsulated the British upper class, has anything really changed?
The Way We Wordle
How to win at the Internet’s latest obsession—now a part of The New York Times
The View from Here
Why are our politics so divisive right now? Fifty years after Watergate, it still all goes back to Tricky Dick
A Fawlty Tower of Billionaires
432 Park Avenue flipped a middle finger to New York’s elegant skyline. Now the hyper-rich who bought in, finding it riddled with shoddiness, are flipping the finger to the developers
Madoff, the Sequel!
Meet Zach Horwitz, the part-time actor and millennial Madoff of Hollywood, who soaked suckers for $227 million
Will Tom Cruise Go Too Far This Time?
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The View from Here
Vladimir Putin watches TV and believes the lies he imposes on the Russian media about Ukraine and the United States. Who does he sound like?
Disappearing Act
The filmmaker behind Made You Look on why 2022 is poised to be the biggest year yet for art forgery and fraud
The Talented Dr. Gray
As priceless heirlooms disappeared from the homes of Newport bluebloods and Georgetown ambassadors, Lawrence Gray remained above suspicion—and on the guest list
The View from Here
Remembering fashion’s caped crusader
Seeing Green
The Cousteau family gets into the cannabis business
In Paris, Breadlines Are Drawn
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Jody Gibson. Or, to Some of You Cads, “Babydol”
In the 90s, she ran Hollywood’s most elite—and, perhaps, most expensive—prostitution ring
The Scent of a Scoundrel
In Paris, accusations of elder abuse bring a stench to France’s oldest perfume house
Baby Face
As the beauty industry strives for a younger and younger look, the only place left to go is … skin as soft and supple as a baby’s (literally)
Is It Bunga-Bunga Time (Again)?
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The View from Here
Everyone agrees Broadway needs more diversity. How to get there is a different story
Baroness Busted
Lingerie entrepreneur turned English lord and self-appointed crypto-currency expert Baroness Bra is now facing legal action over racist texts and millions in dodgy government contracts
