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What on Earth Happened to Lara Logan?

The former 60 Minutes foreign correspondent recently took a hard turn to the conspiratorial and anti-Semitic right. Is PTSD the cause, or is there something else?

Moscow on the Thames

How was a member of the House of Lords allowed to moonlight as the multi-millionaire head of oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s energy company?

A Starbucks for the Next-Gen Set

The fast-growing, tech-bro-funded Blank Street aims to be a younger, cooler version of staid coffee chains. It may have misjudged its customers

Churchill with an iPhone

Ukrainian president Zelensky handles his end of the war the way he ran his TV business—as a show-runner

The View from Here

Extramarital affairs, multiple children, mysterious wealth—who is the man behind the Iron Drapes?

Emmanuel Macron Gets Some Very Expensive Advice

And other strange news about these curious days …

A Day in the Metaverse Life

No commuting, no garbage, no awkward run-ins … Welcome to the other side

Fairest of Them All

It’s time to call a moratorium on coyness. Shout it, ladies … You’re hot!

The View from Here

For one distinguished Ukrainian couple currently under siege in Kharkiv, escape isn’t an option

Londongrad’s Laundromat

Kensington mansions and Premier League football clubs—how did London become the money-washing capital of the world?

Natalie Portman Takes to the Pitch

And other strange news about these curious days …

But First, for Your Consideration

Forget billboards! In L.A., Oscar-mania has production studios advertising their films on everything, even the coffee-cup sleeves at a local hot spot

Yale for Sale?

Hungry for money, Yale University took millions from Russian kleptocrats, and its management school cut deals with a shady, Kremlin-tied institute

Olicards!

More trading cards of all your favorite oligarchs, so you can tell who’s who, whose boat is whose, and who has the most to lose!

Holy Gotham!

Two urban warriors on opposite sides of the criminal-justice debate join forces to create Vital City

The View from Here

Veteran war photographers surge into Ukraine to capture the devastation in what could be their last hurrah

When Is a Jeff Koons Fake Not a Fake?

And other strange news about these curious days …

Dial M for Murdaugh

A fatal boat crash, at least 74 criminal charges, a series of suspicious deaths, and the embezzlement of millions have been linked to one prominent South Carolina family

Fall of the Roman Empire

Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire, is effectively on the run with few options remaining

A First Lady on the Front Line

Alongside her husband, Volodymyr, Olena Zelenska is a key voice in Ukraine, as the couple rally international support and highlight the atrocities of the Russian invasion

The Miami Beach Way

Remembering the historic Deauville Hotel, a favorite of the Beatles, the Rat Pack, and J.F.K., now headed the way of other Miami greats: demolition

Russia’s New Abnormal

Daily life in the capital has become a form of playacting. But for some, at least, the illusion is becoming impossible to sustain

And You Thought Madonna’s English Accent Was Bad

Who was the tweedy, mysterious “Englishman” who spoke like a Downton Abbey extra? And how did the ink give him away?

A One-Man C.I.A.

If there is a war-crimes trial for Putin, the intrepid work of this 43-year-old Internet sleuth will be key