A Woman for All Seasons
Angela Lansbury was a loyal friend, a generous castmate, and a surprisingly good baker
Controversy over The Crown (the Show, Not Charles)
And other strange news about these curious days …
The Apocalypse in Charts
Published 50 years ago, the Club of Rome’s bracing and best-selling environmental report, The Limits to Growth, changed the way we think—if not the way we live
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
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.?
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
Healing on the High Seas
Designed to support the “emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of today’s modern traveller,” Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop cruise cost around $1 billion to build, and it’s ready to set sail
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?
Is Something Amiss at One of Paris’s Great Restaurants?
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Keeping Up with the Sussexes
In the parallel universe of the super-rich, can Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stand their ground?
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”
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
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
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
Preaching to the Choir
Meghan Markle’s podcast is back, and it’s just as pious and self-aggrandizing as ever
#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 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
The View from Here
What drives Trump? More than racism, power, or even greed, it’s an insatiable hunger for fame
OkCuAnon
A new dating app for right-wingers is less about loving tradition than it is about hating the libs
Spend It Like Beckham? The Soccer Star’s Money Scandal
And other strange news about these curious days …
People, Posh Produce, and Politics
The personal details of a wealthy clientele—including Jeremy Clarkson, the Duchess of York, and Sir David Attenborough—are leaked on the Dark Web after Russians hack Britain’s fanciest farm shop
The View from Here
As protests consume Iran, the specter of the Shah’s toppling haunts the ayatollahs
