By Giorgia!
As the favorite to be Italy’s next prime minister, is Giorgia Meloni—backed by bunga-bunga Berlusconi—the most dangerous woman in Europe?
Bed of Lies
Dodi Fayed’s super-yacht, a Paris suite, 11 shots of whiskey—25 years after Princess Diana’s death, there are still more questions than answers
Perfecting Their Backhand
As the U.S. Open approaches, WOTs—the wives of tennis stars—are giving soccer’s WAGs a run for their money
Trouble in Paradise
The talk of the town in idyllic Nantucket is an allegation of strangulation that pits prominent D.C. figures against each other
The Further Adventures of the Heir and the Spare
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J. K. Rowling’s Goblet of a Firestorm
Even when she’s defending Salman Rushdie’s rights, some in the literary world want to see her silenced. Or worse
The View from Here
One of our Writers at Large explains how to avoid heartbreak, of the existential variety
Tim Page
Shot four times, the courageous British photojournalist was the inspiration for Dennis Hopper’s character in Apocalypse Now, and his powerful imagery captured the horrors of war
BoJo Hustles for Work
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Brotopia
At Hustler’s University, you can earn a Ph.D. for just $400 and walk away a bona-fide expert in “pimpin’ hoes”
The Slowdown
A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy
In Ukraine, the War Gets Very Personal
A new service promises to drop hand-inscribed missiles on Russian invaders
The Great Leveler
Every year, tens of thousands of ordinary South Africans compete in the ultra-marathon called “the Comrades.” Millions of their countryfolk tune in
The View from Here
With Trumpism more rabid and violent than ever, is it finally time to leave?
Two More Prince Andrew Dramas
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A Great Escape
It was difficult enough to smuggle girls who had been abandoned by the U.S. out of Afghanistan. Harder still to do it twice
The Many Mysteries of Murder Boy, Part II
His grandfather had an estate worth nearly $40 million. When his mother died, he stood to inherit millions. Did Nathan Carman kill them both?
The View from There
Writing pro-war poetry for money is one way to survive in Putin’s Russia
Dirty Rotten Royals
Where did previously “penniless” Sarah Ferguson get $6.1 million to buy a bougie Mayfair town house?
Poor Little Rich Boy
What do you do if you make only $40 million a year? If you’re the founder of a Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge fund, you allegedly steal from your partners and shortchange investors
What Lies Beneath
The revelation of a “mass grave” filled with Indigenous children convulsed Canada. But there were no mass graves—or revelations
Putin Turns on the Jews
The Kremlin is both increasingly anti-Semitic and intent on staunching the brain drain to Israel and the West
Under a Killing Sun
A tale of two cities, trying to survive life (and death) at 125 degrees Fahrenheit
The Future Is Funny
Forget agents and grueling late-night-tour schedules, a new generation of comedians are reaching millions on TikTok
