Great Sakharov’s Ghost
By seeking to destroy Alexei Navalny, Putin is repeating the mistakes his K.G.B. predecessors made with the dissident nuclear scientist
Playing Dirty
What led actress Felicity Huffman to risk everything—including the sentence she recently finished serving—to try to cheat her daughter’s way into college?
Did You Hear
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Plans to build a second Venice, and other curious news about these strange days
The “Gomorrah” Effect
Italy’s most respected Mafia-buster has embarked on the trial of the century
Go West, Young Homme
For generations, western Long Island has been home to servicers of the more easterly Hamptons elite. Will an influx of rich Europeans change that?
Did You Hear
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Curious news about these strange days
The View from Here
In Washington, the sins of the son are the sins of the father
The Emperor’s New Paintings
A would-be Robinhood for art investment is flogging shares in masterpieces by Warhol and Kusama for as little as $20. One catch? Investors will never see the art
The Cool Cat and the Prime Minister
For a decade, the “Chief Mouser” has made 10 Downing Street his domain
Days of Whine and Rosés
Harry and Meghan have landed the American Dream. But they just can’t stop complaining about it
Sister Act
The next gen of Spencer girls never really knew their aunt Diana—but that won’t stop their ascent
First Lady in Red
Now that Alexei Navalny is headed for prison, his wife, Yulia, is the new face of the anti-Putin opposition
Faking It
Notes on TikTok’s misplaced morals and unattainable beauty standards
François Catroux
Married to Saint Laurent’s muse, in the 1970s he made any room he touched in Paris sizzle
When Your Life Is a True-Crime Scandal
Six years after she was freed from an Italian prison and found innocent of a sensational murder, Amanda Knox looks back
Dangerous Liaisons
The coronavirus is catching up with its runaways, dealing revenge in the form of arrests, forced quarantines, and decrepit jails
Did You Hear
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The Birkin-bag-theft ring, and other curious news about these strange days
The View from Here
Did the Reagan revolution create TrumpAnon?
The Château That Ate Provence, Part II
In Provence, France’s highest court orders a showman to destroy his opulent $69 million faux Italianate palazzo
Tahira Dhillon
The New Delhi–based 16-year-old who founded a magazine written by teenagers, for teenagers
Angry White Males
Savage infighting goes public at one of London’s most exclusive private clubs
Me-Documentaries are the New Status Symbol
Who wants to read a family history? The rich are hiring directors to tell their stories
John Heilpern
Over a 50-year career, the journalist proved that in criticism there is no skill more powerful than a good sense of humor
Towering Inferno
666 Fifth Avenue was supposed to put the Kushners on the New York map. It’s been a devil of a headache