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!
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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
Where Oprah Turns for Gifts
For the hard-to-buy-for—and the 1-percenters—Michael Beneville has solutions
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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
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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
The View from Here
How quickly a buzzword can become a buzzkill
Daniel Humm Is Eighty-Sixed
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The Very Online and the Restless
Meet the “Fantasy Boyfriends” of TikTok—and the young fans who worship them
A Heist of Grape Audacity
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