BoJo Hustles for Work
And other curious news about these strange days …
The Slowdown
A growing number of parents with autistic children are turning to an unconventional—and, in some places, unlawful—remedy
The View from Here
With Trumpism more rabid and violent than ever, is it finally time to leave?
The View from There
Writing pro-war poetry for money is one way to survive in Putin’s Russia
Dirty Rotten Royals
Where did previously “penniless” Sarah Ferguson get $6.1 million to buy a bougie Mayfair town house?
A Great Escape
It was difficult enough to smuggle girls who had been abandoned by the U.S. out of Afghanistan. Harder still to do it twice
The Many Mysteries of Murder Boy, Part II
His grandfather had an estate worth nearly $40 million. When his mother died, he stood to inherit millions. Did Nathan Carman kill them both?
Poor Little Rich Boy
What do you do if you make only $40 million a year? If you’re the founder of a Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge fund, you allegedly steal from your partners and shortchange investors
Two More Prince Andrew Dramas
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The View from Here
Liz Cheney for attorney general?
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
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?
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
A Very WAG-ish Scandal?
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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?
The View from Here
As a writer on the first season of Saturday Night Live, I was hip. This month, I had one replaced
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
And other strange news about these curious days …
