When It Rains, It Pours
Relentless rainstorms have made a stretch of Los Angeles’s Bel Air neighborhood lose power—and its residents lose their cool
The Smear Heard Round the World
In the weeks after the 2020 election, Maria Bartiromo’s Fox News talk show became an open mike for Trump’s self-serving conspiracy theories
Return of the Serpent
Charles Sobhraj, the serial killer known as “the Serpent,” recently returned to Paris after two decades in a Nepalese jail. What’s he planning next?
The Ultimate Map of New York and Its Drugs
From Xanax to cocaine to mushrooms, we break down the city’s drug scene by neighborhood
The View from Here
One year after Putin’s invasion, a refugee from Mariupol tries to forge a new life in Europe
What We Do in the Shadows
To better understand toxic masculinity, a British mother joined TikTok and Snapchat—but as a 15-year-old boy named “Harry”
Putin’s Meat Grinder
How Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former convict turned billionaire businessman, became the Russian president’s secret weapon—and loose cannon
The Attention-Whore Index
Will it be a familiar old contemptible or a striking new pretender who claims your attention this week? The decision is yours!
Nepo-Baby Nuptials
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz may just be the ultimate bridezillas
Uncut Gemstones
If the Safdie brothers made a movie about a Christian mega-church, it would look a lot like a Hillsong service
“Blood Will Run in the Streets”
An oral history of the Little Rock Nine
Yanks-on-the-Wold
The Cotswolds are alive with the sound of Americans
The Attention-Whore Index
With George Santos pausing for breath after an attention-grabbing run, which new gasbag is primed to pass him? Only you can decide!
The View from Here
As the Vietnam War raged, and the draft struck, young actors found themselves performing for their lives
Hot Girls, Please Gatekeep
On social media, a new trend allows users to openly boast about how hot they are—all in the name of generosity
Eugene Lee
The theater, film, and TV designer was with Saturday Night Live from its inception, in 1975, to this month
Fake Friends
Lawyers, lovers, and lab results—artificial-intelligence bots ChatGPT and Google Bard promise a new version of reality
Idaho, Instagram, and Incels
The alleged Moscow student murderer’s behavior is straight out of the incel playbook
The Canceled-Man Discount
For some buyers, a public figure’s shaming presents a great opportunity: a real-estate bargain
Making a Perjurer
An all-star cast has been assembled for a new Netflix film about Prince Andrew and his disastrous BBC interview
Essential Kit for the 1 Percent
Like consultants and creative directors in the past, chiefs of staff—for everyone from C.E.O.’s to their spouses—are all the rage
Very Stiff Upper Lips
This winter, Londoners are flocking to swim in the city’s unheated outdoor pools and ponds—no wetsuit, please!
The View from Here
Jeffrey Sachs, the man once described as “the most important economist in the world,” has been saying some very strange things in some very peculiar venues
The Eyes of a Killer: Part III
The investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students was crowd-sourced—for better and worse
