A Truly Fresh Hell, Courtesy of Dorothy Parker
And other strange news about these curious days …
The Great White Toilet
Sewage dumped by American cruise ships is destroying Canada’s pristine waters
House and Gargoyle
With busts of Greek gods and gold-inlaid light switches, interior design for the modern autocrat is all about excess and intimidation
Under the Influence
Jumi Bello was on track to be a major writer—until her debut novel was dropped amid rumors of plagiarism. What happened is a tale as complex as anything she appropriated
A Roman Bachelor Pad for Bill Gates?
And other strange news about these curious days …
Ticktock, the Clock Is Dead
She’s a former Abercrombie & Fitch model with a Ph.D. from Harvard on a mission to stop women from aging
Michel David-Weill
For 25 years, the French-born investment banker directed Wall Street’s most prestigious firm with the touch of an enlightened monarch
The View from Here
Is Trump crazy like a fox—or just plain crazy? The director of the documentary series Unprecedented thinks the latter
Don’t Sweat It
Naomi Watts, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Mariella Frostrup are among the entrepreneurs who are making menopause look rather … sexy
All the Write Moves
In the 19th century, a man living in present-day Liberia dreamed up the first script for his native language, changing how we think about the written word
Netflix and Bai Lan
In China, Instagram influencers and office over-achievers are out, and slackers are in
Death on the North Atlantic
Nathan Carman allegedly killed his grandfather for cash. When that ran out, he took his mother out to sea. Only one of them came back
The View from Here
A crisis of perception has led tourists to avoid Poland. Their loss …
The Lost City of Z, Discovered at Last
How modern technology uncovered the remains of a vast civilization hidden deep in the Amazon
Are We There Yet?
After two years of limbo, the gap year is back. One hardened traveler offers up all the overly detailed, tried-and-tested advice your teen should know but will inevitably ignore
A Party of One
She’s promoting a new business that sells the introverted lifestyle because, like Greta Garbo, this “lady hermit” just wants to be alone
Spite the Power
When Larry David invented “the spite store,” he meant it as a joke. But today the concept seems to animate most of American politics
Tricky Dicks
Influencers on the receiving end of explicit photographs are fighting back
Cult of Personality
How did a dancing social-media star with 1.3 million followers get “brainwashed” by a Christian fundamentalist and self-styled “Man of God” who once made a film starring Meghan Markle?
Gen X-Cash
Who carries actual money these days? Almost nobody young
The View from Here
Modern history teaches us that women can be subjugated for only so long
Meltdown in Millbrook
After leaving Eleven Madison Park, restaurateur Will Guidara set out to open a five-star hotel in New York’s Hudson Valley. The town has other plans …
The View from Here
Did Henry Kissinger, now 99, ever meet a powerful world leader he didn’t like?
Kat Norton
The spreadsheet influencer has earned nearly 2 million likes on TikTok for her Microsoft Excel tutorials
