Risky Business
Israel proved its military can assassinate anyone, anywhere. But will those killings keep the peace or spark a larger war?
An Unfair Crack of the Whip
The world of Olympic equestrianism was rocked by the recent leaked video of one of its brightest stars severely whipping a horse. Can the sport ever recover?
The View from Here
France’s political order may be cracking up, but its Olympic Games—majestic, ridiculous, welcoming—are the envy of the world
Dance of the “Brat Summer”
The viral Apple dance—set to a Charli XCX song—is so simple and breezy even the Amish are doing it
A Model Wife
The model turned musician Carla Bruni is utterly devoted to her husband, the disgraced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy. But will she face jail time for collusion in his crimes?
Better Red than Lead
A scientific study showing dangerous metals in a variety of tampon brands has led to panic, fear—and a nascent “free bleeder” movement
The Hamptons’ Mr. Fixit
If you’re rich and live on the East End, Eddie Burke can make your problems disappear
The View from Here
Before satellite phones, cell phones, and smartphones, the author was the last foreign correspondent to file from a war zone via carrier pigeon
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump’s ear takes center stage, Joe Biden finally bows to his age, and Kamala Harris escapes the vice president’s cage
Dodging Bullets
Trump has a long history of surviving sex scandals, bankruptcies, criminal investigations, impeachments, lawsuits—and now this
The View from Here
The Olympic Village by the Seine provided city planners with a chance to create a new, socially equitable, and eco-friendly neighborhood
Gatsby to the Jersey-Wearing Set
Thanks to his White Party, Michael Rubin is one of the most popular billionaires in America. But rumors on Wall Street suggest his sports-merchandising business is struggling
Words and Deeds
In blaming Biden’s rhetoric for Trump’s attempted assassination, Republicans are guilty not just of hypocrisy but of endangering a value they claim to hold dear: free speech
All Eyes on Léon Marchand
Meet the French Olympic swimming prodigy smashing Michael Phelps’s records—with the help of Phelps’s longtime coach
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump gets shot, Democrats and Republicans get hot, and Joe Biden still won’t drop (out)
Migration Patterns of the Very Rich
Brits in Milan, Russians in Dubai, Egyptians in Athens … It feels like the entire 1 percent is on the move in search of lower taxes—and a taste of the good life
Oh, Mr. Sandman!
Are the violent sexual story lines of the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman jumping off the page and into his life?
The View from Here
Who are you going to believe? Joe or your lying eyes?
A Downfall in Southampton
They were an ambitious couple who had everything—looks, money, a glamorous life—until it all unraveled and left one of them dead
The Attention-Whore Index
Joe Biden is imploding, the Supreme Court is gloating, and Donald Trump is provoking
To Catch a Murderer
In 1973, Cynthia Bouron, a notorious Hollywood hanger-on who publicly alleged that Cary Grant fathered her child, was brutally killed. Why has the case remained unsolved?
The View from Here
Time waits for no one, and it won’t wait for Joe
Hancock Park’s Checkered History
When Nat King Cole moved in, the Los Angeles neighborhood was all white. And residents wanted it to stay that way
Shades of Green
Even as an environmental activist, R.F.K. Jr. often put science second, onetime allies say
