A Fawlty Tower of Billionaires
432 Park Avenue flipped a middle finger to New York’s elegant skyline. Now the hyper-rich who bought in, finding it riddled with shoddiness, are flipping the finger to the developers
The View from Here
Vladimir Putin watches TV and believes the lies he imposes on the Russian media about Ukraine and the United States. Who does he sound like?
Will Tom Cruise Go Too Far This Time?
And other strange news about these curious days …
The View from Here
Remembering fashion’s caped crusader
In Paris, Breadlines Are Drawn
And other curious news about these strange days …
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
Bad Words
No worries! I am literally about to circle back to that … Some words are better left unsaid
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 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
Is It Bunga-Bunga Time (Again)?
And other strange news about these curious days …
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)
Brad Pitt Starts a Studio
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The View from Here
Farewell to a Hollywood original, an auteur with no hauteur
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
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
The View from Here
Good-bye to all that
For Meta or Worse
Big Tech is becoming the government. Can anyone rein in Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Co.?
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
The View from Here
Beloved by Kurt Vonnegut, Groucho Marx, and Sidney Namlerep, S. J. Perelman re-invented American humor
