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The View from Here

When C.R.T. met S&M

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Want to be a writer? Find a (hotel) room of one’s own

Swamp Country

Jason Williams was elected district attorney of New Orleans to reform America’s murder capital. Then came the suspiciously timed audit …

Speak, Memory

The Manhattan district attorney has indicted Trump’s ever loyal C.F.O., Allen Weisselberg, in the hope that he will turn on the boss to save his own skin

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At America’s Bicentennial, in 1976, the fireworks included an unlikely romance between Liz Taylor and a future senator

TikTok for the Non–Gen Z Set

If you’re over the age of 23, don’t despair: there’s a place for you on TikTok. Meet the “cleanfluencers” …

Match Made in Hell, Part I

At first, the lying, ghosting, and money-borrowing could be overlooked in the name of true love …

The OMGs of GB News

Start-up hiccups plague a new U.K. news start-up, causing no end of watchable mishaps

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A frontline doctor looks back on a plague year, and a film that recorded the horror of it all

Emily Segal

The 32-year-old trend forecaster who made history selling the first novel-as-NFT discusses memes, tech, and what the future has in store

Heaven on Earth

Before Ann Russell Miller entered the convent, she was a swinging socialite in San Francisco

The Adulterer in the Room

In 2001, Eric Schmidt was brought to Google to be “the adult in the room.” He became a billionaire—but raised eyebrows with his very open marriage

Origin Story

How a self-published investigation into the possibility of a “lab leak” upended groupthink about the coronavirus

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Republicans are subverting democracy with legal not-niceties

Who Is the Wokest of Them All?

The Queen gets canceled as Oxford University erupts in a tempest of culture wars

Hasselhoff über Alles!

Can the Baywatch star save Germany? And more curious news about these strange days …

Ashes to Optics

The ghoulish politics of exhumation

The Bling-less Ring

With wedding season in full swing, lab-grown diamonds are hotter than ever. What’s behind the hype?

Fifty Shades of Washington

Inside the underground kink scene dominating the U.S. capital, where politicians tie up locals in the name of B.D.S.M.

The Bench Strikes a Bum Note

Meghan Markle’s new book lacks a good story and basic rhythm. But, hey, it’s still a best-seller!

This Season’s Model?

The man behind fashion powerhouse Zadig & Voltaire swaps his wife for her twin sister

Welcome to Our 100th Issue

And we wouldn’t be here without these stars, the greatest of the next generation

The Sun Sets on Bain de Soleil

From Monaco to Montauk, the jet set is in a panic—the fabled sunscreen is nowhere to be found

Can a Juggler Beat the Mafia?

And other curious news about these strange days …