Spinning Mushrooms into Gold
As psychedelics start to be taken seriously as a treatment for mental-health conditions, the worlds of loony mushroom-lovers and money-hungry investors collide
Bill Russell
As the winner of 11 N.B.A. titles and the first Black head coach in a U.S. major league, the basketball star broke barriers on the court and off
The Future Is Funny
Forget agents and grueling late-night-tour schedules, a new generation of comedians are reaching millions on TikTok
Under a Killing Sun
A tale of two cities, trying to survive life (and death) at 125 degrees Fahrenheit
Putin Turns on the Jews
The Kremlin is both increasingly anti-Semitic and intent on staunching the brain drain to Israel and the West
What Lies Beneath
The revelation of a “mass grave” filled with Indigenous children convulsed Canada. But there were no mass graves—or revelations
A Very WAG-ish Scandal?
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The Many Mysteries of “Murder Boy”
His grandfather had an estate worth $40 million. When his mother died, he stood to inherit millions. Did Nathan Carman kill them both?
The View from Here
Liz Cheney for attorney general?
The View from Here
As a writer on the first season of Saturday Night Live, I was hip. This month, I had one replaced
Who Will Follow BoJo the Clown?
The fight to become the U.K.’s next P.M.—and the Queen’s 15th—is down to two very different candidates
Spring Breakers, Italian–Style
The young European upper class’s version of spring break in Florida? Panarea in August
Private Quarters
Brant Lake Camp was warned about pedophiles in their midst. Why did the camp not act against them?
It’s Time to BeReal
Everyone under 22 is on it. Most people over 22 have never heard of it. Is the app billing itself as the “anti-Instagram” really any different from the rest of social media?
Prince William’s Eyebrow-Raising News Peg
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House and Gargoyle
With busts of Greek gods and gold-inlaid light switches, interior design for the modern autocrat is all about excess and intimidation
Under the Influence
Jumi Bello was on track to be a major writer—until her debut novel was dropped amid rumors of plagiarism. What happened is a tale as complex as anything she appropriated
The View from Here
Trump’s “I believed” defense is indefensible
The Pink Panthers Strike Again!
Renowned across Europe for their coolness and high-risk robberies, the jewel thieves can’t be stopped
Jiminy Cricket!
How fake Indian Premier League games played by farm boys and local laborers duped Russian sports gamblers
The Other Ivana
Guess whom I befriended in rehab in Malibu?
The Great White Toilet
Sewage dumped by American cruise ships is destroying Canada’s pristine waters
A Truly Fresh Hell, Courtesy of Dorothy Parker
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Ticktock, the Clock Is Dead
She’s a former Abercrombie & Fitch model with a Ph.D. from Harvard on a mission to stop women from aging