The View from Here
Is Trump crazy like a fox—or just plain crazy? The director of the documentary series Unprecedented thinks the latter
A Roman Bachelor Pad for Bill Gates?
And other strange news about these curious days …
Death on the North Atlantic
Nathan Carman allegedly killed his grandfather for cash. When that ran out, he took his mother out to sea. Only one of them came back
Netflix and Bai Lan
In China, Instagram influencers and office over-achievers are out, and slackers are in
All the Write Moves
In the 19th century, a man living in present-day Liberia dreamed up the first script for his native language, changing how we think about the written word
The View from Here
A crisis of perception has led tourists to avoid Poland. Their loss …
Are We There Yet?
After two years of limbo, the gap year is back. One hardened traveler offers up all the overly detailed, tried-and-tested advice your teen should know but will inevitably ignore
The Lost City of Z, Discovered at Last
How modern technology uncovered the remains of a vast civilization hidden deep in the Amazon
The View from Here
Modern history teaches us that women can be subjugated for only so long
Gen X-Cash
Who carries actual money these days? Almost nobody young
Cult of Personality
How did a dancing social-media star with 1.3 million followers get “brainwashed” by a Christian fundamentalist and self-styled “Man of God” who once made a film starring Meghan Markle?
A Party of One
She’s promoting a new business that sells the introverted lifestyle because, like Greta Garbo, this “lady hermit” just wants to be alone
Spite the Power
When Larry David invented “the spite store,” he meant it as a joke. But today the concept seems to animate most of American politics
Tricky Dicks
Influencers on the receiving end of explicit photographs are fighting back
Flier’s Remorse
Gulfstream’s new G500 and G600 private planes offer every luxury—marble counters, living rooms, multiple sleeping areas—except the ability to land in wind
Has the Queen Buried Meghan?
And other strange news about these curious days …
Kat Norton
The spreadsheet influencer has earned nearly 2 million likes on TikTok for her Microsoft Excel tutorials
Meltdown in Millbrook
After leaving Eleven Madison Park, restaurateur Will Guidara set out to open a five-star hotel in New York’s Hudson Valley. The town has other plans …
The View from Here
Did Henry Kissinger, now 99, ever meet a powerful world leader he didn’t like?
Hush Money
Are reparations for slavery the cure for America’s racial ills—or just a state-sanctioned NDA?
The View from Here
For Trump, every day is January 6
The Art of the Steal
Within the world of art thievery, there are those who do it for the money, those who do it because it’s easy … and those who do it because they love it
Guns ‘n’ Babies
Inside the spine-chilling world of Instagram-influencing mothers with guns
Russia’s Rich Hunt for New Homes
Plus, are Swedes rude? And other strange news about these curious days …
