Sex, Drugs, and Anish Kapoor
Why did Inigo Philbrick orchestrate an $86 million Ponzi scheme? Well, it depends which day of the week you ask him …
The View from Here
The parallels between Stalin’s “Winter War” on Finland and Putin’s current attack on Ukraine are striking—with one crucial difference
The View from Here
Louis C.K. wins a Grammy? New York magazine takes on B.L.M.? Has the backlash to wokeism begun?
Jeff Koons on the Moon
And other strange news about these curious days …
Roman Malady
Italians love a touch of hypochondria. The problem is, it’s highly contagious
I Identify, Therefore I Am
When did it become so dangerous to have an opinion?
Running Out the Clock
In Russia, not much has changed since the invasion of Ukraine. But as the war drags on, there’s a sense of fiddling while the world burns
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?
The Andrew Formerly Known as Prince
A convicted Libyan gun smuggler, a royal introduction to a pedophile, a $50 million lawsuit—it’s just another week for Andrew
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
The View from Here
Extramarital affairs, multiple children, mysterious wealth—who is the man behind the Iron Drapes?
Churchill with an iPhone
Ukrainian president Zelensky handles his end of the war the way he ran his TV business—as a show-runner
Emmanuel Macron Gets Some Very Expensive Advice
And other strange news about these curious days …
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
A Day in the Metaverse Life
No commuting, no garbage, no awkward run-ins … Welcome to the other side
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
