In Paris, Breadlines Are Drawn
And other curious news about these strange days …
The View from Here
Remembering fashion’s caped crusader
Seeing Green
The Cousteau family gets into the cannabis business
Jody Gibson. Or, to Some of You Cads, “Babydol”
In the 90s, she ran Hollywood’s most elite—and, perhaps, most expensive—prostitution ring
Disappearing Act
The filmmaker behind Made You Look on why 2022 is poised to be the biggest year yet for art forgery and fraud
The Talented Dr. Gray
As priceless heirlooms disappeared from the homes of Newport bluebloods and Georgetown ambassadors, Lawrence Gray remained above suspicion—and on the guest list
The Scent of a Scoundrel
In Paris, accusations of elder abuse bring a stench to France’s oldest perfume house
The View from Here
Everyone agrees Broadway needs more diversity. How to get there is a different story
Bad Words
No worries! I am literally about to circle back to that … Some words are better left unsaid
Baby Face
As the beauty industry strives for a younger and younger look, the only place left to go is … skin as soft and supple as a baby’s (literally)
Is It Bunga-Bunga Time (Again)?
And other strange news about these curious days …
Baroness Busted
Lingerie entrepreneur turned English lord and self-appointed crypto-currency expert Baroness Bra is now facing legal action over racist texts and millions in dodgy government contracts
The View from Here
Farewell to a Hollywood original, an auteur with no hauteur
Bloody Hands All Around
Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty. But was justice served?
Libertines of London
These days, hedonism is even more infectious than Omicron
Brad Pitt Starts a Studio
And other curious news about these strange days …
Botany of a Murder
England may be a nation of gardeners, but in the picturesque coastal town of Poole, trees have been dying under mysterious circumstances
For Meta or Worse
Big Tech is becoming the government. Can anyone rein in Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Co.?
The View from Here
Good-bye to all that
The View from Here
Beloved by Kurt Vonnegut, Groucho Marx, and Sidney Namlerep, S. J. Perelman re-invented American humor
John Bird’s Big Issue
John Bird, who grew up homeless and made it into the House of Lords the unfashionable way, on running the London street newspaper The Big Issue
Forget Crypto. The Mad Money’s All About Legos!
And other curious news about these strange days …
No #Girlbosses Allowed
Inside the Garrick, Boris Johnson’s favorite 190-year-old club at the heart of a sexism row
The Man in the Lineup: Part II
A team led by an ex-con turned film producer works to overturn the 40-year-old rape conviction at the center of Alice Sebold’s best-selling memoir, Lucky
