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Al Pacino Gets Whacked in Rome

And other curious news about these strange days

The View from Here

Now proper spelling is canceled

Bad Education

A flood of student allegations, ranging from endemic sexism to rape, is roiling the English school system

What Women Want

Women make the first move on today’s trendiest dating app. Is Bumble too woke for its own good?

The View from Here

The historic Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc might be turning 150 this year, but it doesn’t look a day over 30

One of a Kind

Making the final adjustments the year he turned 98, Prince Philip oversaw every detail of his bespoke Land Rover hearse

“What’s a Ponzi Scheme?”

The surprises don’t end with Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind a $65 billion Ponzi scheme

No Rest for the Famous

Nine things celebrities could sell us without killing the planet

In the Red?

Will Donald Trump’s longtime moneyman flip on the ex-prez? An ugly divorce gives prosecutors power

She Netted a Fortune with a Tiny Cod Trawler

Doreen Lofthouse built the humble Fisherman’s Friend lozenge into a multi-million-dollar empire

The Lost Boys of Crypto

Wealth is a vague afterthought for the guys in flip-flops making millions trading in crypto-currency. Their end goal? Upending the system

A Jewel Heist in Paris

And other curious news about these strange days …

Old Money vs. Machine

A pair of Transformers figures provokes an epic battle in staid Georgetown

From 10 to Zero in 60 Seconds

No commemorative libraries. No seven-figure book deals. Why being the ex-leader of the U.K. is hard work with few perks

The View from Here

Trump’s legacy: invasion of the party snatchers

On Thin Ice

Is an ugly divorce the key to putting Donald Trump in prison?

Where Hollywood
Is Hiding Out …

And other curious news about these strange days

BetterNot

How we in lockdown view the Fresh Prince of Montecito, and other follies

Parlez-Vous Parler?

The love story behind the app that threatened the Capitol

The Princess Trap

A new inquiry reveals how, long before Meghan bared all to Oprah, Diana was lured into her unsettling BBC interview with deception and forgery

The TikTok Star Who Hates TikTok

Sixteen-year-old Sissy Sheridan has 5.3 million TikTok followers and can’t imagine her life without the app. That doesn’t mean she likes it

Venice Has a Ship Fit

And other curious news about these strange days

The View from Here

Why did a New York Times columnist escape punishment for a reward he failed to disclose?

Oops! He Did It Again

The former British prime minister who triggered Brexit is back for a second act. But no one is clapping