The View from Here
Liz Truss’s catastrophic 45 days as British prime minister have set the stage for a Tarantino-like face-off for her replacement. Brexit-stung Europeans look on in bemusement
Controversy over The Crown (the Show, Not Charles)
And other strange news about these curious days …
A Brief History of Yuval Noah Harari
“We should never underestimate human stupidity,” warns the author of Sapiens, the runaway best-seller and one of Barack Obama’s favorite books
Who Are You Calling a “Bimbo”?
On the latest episode of Archetypes, Meghan Markle meets serious businesswoman Paris Hilton for a serious conversation about serious issues
A Woman for All Seasons
Angela Lansbury was a loyal friend, a generous castmate, and a surprisingly good baker
In Bed with the Oligarchs
Why is a British businessman and member of the eminent Bonham-Carter clan in custody and facing extradition to the U.S.?
Welcome to Craft-Girl Autumn
Knitting, embroidering, crocheting … this fall, Grandma’s favorite pastimes are a new generation’s go-to
The View from Here
New memoirs from both sides of the justice system shed light on Trump’s destructiveness—and feature some major about-faces
By Hook or by Crook
A countess who once filmed herself drilling a hole in her head is suing her art adviser over the “unprofessional” sale of a French painting that cost her $9 million
Is Something Amiss at One of Paris’s Great Restaurants?
And other strange news about these curious days …
Un-Trussworthy
After a catastrophic first month in office, Britain’s new prime minister sacks her chancellor and scrambles to hold on to her job with a “charm offensive”
Keeping Up with the Sussexes
In the parallel universe of the super-rich, can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stand their ground?
Symptom Scrolling
On TikTok, videos about Hashimoto’s disease, a thyroid disorder, are racking up hundreds of millions of views—and turning it into a brand
War of the Words
How did an uninhabitable stretch of volcanic rock in the Caribbean become a hotly contested fantasy kingdom for self-proclaimed monarchs and writers such as Dylan Thomas and Ian McEwan?
Preaching to the Choir
Meghan Markle’s podcast is back, and it’s just as pious and self-aggrandizing as ever
Spend It Like Beckham? The Soccer Star’s Money Scandal
And other strange news about these curious days …
The View from Here
What drives Trump? More than racism, power, or even greed, it’s an insatiable hunger for fame
#Trussterf*ck
No shame and no sense—the U.K.’s new prime minister is not off to a good start
Unveiled and Unafraid
Thousands have been arrested and the death toll is climbing, but Iran’s Gen Z won’t be silenced
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
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
OkCuAnon
A new dating app for right-wingers is less about loving tradition than it is about hating the libs
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)