Unveiled and Unafraid
Thousands have been arrested and the death toll is climbing, but Iran’s Gen Z won’t be silenced
The View from Here
What drives Trump? More than racism, power, or even greed, it’s an insatiable hunger for fame
OkCuAnon
A new dating app for right-wingers is less about loving tradition than it is about hating the libs
The Spectacular Fall of the “Wife Guy”
Cheating scandals involving everyone from Adam Levine to Ned of the Try Guys are putting a crack in the carefully tailored “wife guy” aesthetic
The Case of the Light-Fingered Litterateur
When a framed photograph went missing during a Paris Review party, the avant-garde revelers became suspects in an old-fashioned potboiler
Spend It Like Beckham? The Soccer Star’s Money Scandal
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#Trussterf*ck
No shame and no sense—the U.K.’s new prime minister is not off to a good start
People, Posh Produce, and Politics
The personal details of a wealthy clientele—including Jeremy Clarkson, the Duchess of York, and Sir David Attenborough—are leaked on the Dark Web after Russians hack Britain’s fanciest farm shop
The View from Here
As protests consume Iran, the specter of the Shah’s toppling haunts the ayatollahs
They’re with Her
Across Europe, a new generation of far-right female politicians is breaking glass ceilings (among other things)
Snippy and Short-Tempered? It’s Charles (III) in Charge!
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Access Denied
Quintessentially, the accounting-error-prone concierge company that once organized parties at Buckingham Palace, is reportedly facing a takeover
The Unsocial Network
Engagement is low. Downloads are virtually nonexistent. Investors are backpedaling. Donald Trump’s rival to Twitter is a flop
The View from Here
Work, drink, or fornicate? Everything you’ve always wanted to know about writers’ retreats but were afraid to ask
Failure to Launch
Having returned to Santa Barbara, and with Prince Harry’s memoir and Meghan’s podcast underway, what’s next for the unroyal couple?
Selfies from Saudi
To rebrand from an oppressive regime to a luxurious cultural hub, the Saudi Arabian government is paying influencers to vacation in the kingdom
A Ritzy Paris Building Where Millionaires Will Live Next to Former Homeless People
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On Her Majesty’s Final Services
Despite all the planning, many in London are not quite sure how to mark Queen Elizabeth’s death
The Kinky King of Europe
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The View from Here
Here’s why Putin thinks basketball superstar Brittney Griner is a fair trade for ex-K.G.B. arms dealer Viktor Bout
Once upon a Time in Londongrad
How did the party-mad millionaire son of a former Russian K.G.B. officer penetrate the very core of Britain’s political establishment?
Meghan Knows Best
The duchess investigates stereotypes and deconstructs the b-word—Prince Harry even makes a cameo—but, really, Archetypes is all about her
The View from Here
Dandyish Cecil Beaton was an unlikely choice for royal photographer. But his portraits of Elizabeth gave a nation in crisis the monarch it needed
Elizabeth II and Her Horses
Remembering Britain’s longest-reigning monarch in her most beloved pastime