Where Oprah Turns for Gifts
For the hard-to-buy-for—and the 1-percenters—Michael Beneville has solutions
The View from Here
What would Christopher Hitchens say?
Where the Wild Things Are
A women-led photography initiative aims to raise $1 million to support the protection of endangered habitats
Battle of the Butt-Dialing Billionaires
This family war makes Succession look like The Brady Bunch
The View from Here
My lunch with a love-addled suicide bomber. Welcome to life in the new Afghanistan
The Man in the Lineup
Alice Sebold’s best-selling account of her own rape was headed for the big screen. Then the film’s unlikely producer started asking questions
Why Would Elizabeth Holmes Break Her Silence?
In a bold move, the Theranos founder took the stand. Will she be able to talk her way out of a conviction?
The View from Here
Remembering Stephen Sondheim, through his generous correspondence
Boris Johnson Falls for Peppa Pig
And other strange news about these curious days …
Loving Lies
Stephen Glass, the most notorious fraud in journalism, decided he would live by one simple rule: Always tell the truth. Then he broke that rule
Giving Well Is the Best Revenge
Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, MacKenzie, continues to donate her $60 billion to worthy causes—all while staying on planet Earth
The View from Here
As we stand in the latest wave of Beatle reanimania, it’s time to acknowledge they’re making their way across the universe
Fashion to Die For
Inside the true story of the murder that rocked the Gucci dynasty—and inspired Ridley Scott’s upcoming film
Daniel Humm Is Eighty-Sixed
And other strange news about these curious days …
The View from Here
How quickly a buzzword can become a buzzkill
The Very Online and the Restless
Meet the “Fantasy Boyfriends” of TikTok—and the young fans who worship them
A Heist of Grape Audacity
And other strange news about these curious days …
Sons of Anarchy
How an F.B.I. informant stopped the gun-crazed, conspiracy-theorizing group behind the plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
The View from Here
Are the woke in the pockets of the plutocrats? They’re certainly doing a nice job of distracting people from economic injustice
Teflon John(son)
Can an all-time career low get Boris Johnson down?
Will Elizabeth Holmes Walk Free?
Whom does a jury hate more? An accused grifter or filthy-rich people who let their greed lead them into a con?
Words to Live By
A British linguist wants to bring back the better halves of the English language
Entitled Toffs and Plagiarizing Prime Ministers
And other curious news about these strange days …
The View from Here
A 1956 letter reveals one quiet man’s defiance of McCarthyism
