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
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 View from Here
As a writer on the first season of Saturday Night Live, I was hip. This month, I had one replaced
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?
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 …
A Truly Fresh Hell, Courtesy of Dorothy Parker
And other strange news about these curious days …
Under the Influence
Jumi Bello was on track to be a major writer—until her debut novel was dropped amid rumors of plagiarism. What happened is a tale as complex as anything she appropriated
The View from Here
Trump’s “I believed” defense is indefensible
The Pink Panthers Strike Again!
Renowned across Europe for their coolness and high-risk robberies, the jewel thieves can’t be stopped
Jiminy Cricket!
How fake Indian Premier League games played by farm boys and local laborers duped Russian sports gamblers
The Other Ivana
Guess whom I befriended in rehab in Malibu?
The Great White Toilet
Sewage dumped by American cruise ships is destroying Canada’s pristine waters
House and Gargoyle
With busts of Greek gods and gold-inlaid light switches, interior design for the modern autocrat is all about excess and intimidation
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
A Roman Bachelor Pad for Bill Gates?
And other strange news about these curious days …
The View from Here
Is Trump crazy like a fox—or just plain crazy? The director of the documentary series Unprecedented thinks the latter
Ticktock, the Clock Is Dead
She’s a former Abercrombie & Fitch model with a Ph.D. from Harvard on a mission to stop women from aging
Michel David-Weill
For 25 years, the French-born investment banker directed Wall Street’s most prestigious firm with the touch of an enlightened monarch
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
