George Clooney, Kendall Jenner, and the Great Tequila Crisis
And other curious news about these strange days …
The View from Here
Al Gore says it’s not too late to prevent cataclysmic climate change, but is it too late for us to change?
J.F.K. and the Radcliffe Girl
For the first time ever, one of the former president’s lovers tells her story
Are You Ready for the “Genuinfluencers”?
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What Makes TikTok Tick?
It starts with 75 million videos vying for your attention …
Kabul and Kaput
What do the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan and the White Lotus finale have in common? Plenty
QAnon on the Volga
A growing number of Russian “revivalists” believe that the dissolution of the Soviet Union is a hoax
The Big C
Indian businessman Lalit Modi allegedly name-dropped royals and public figures to con investors for his bogus cancer treatment
Warding Off Evil
CNN’s star correspondent takes us to the front lines of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Locks, Sex, and Two Smoking Barrels
During shooting season in the U.K., the most coveted “birds” are bagged at night
Fussy Eaters Are Bad in Bed
And other curious news about these strange days …
The Lady Vanishes
Charged with a fraudulent $1.3 million art deal, a millennial, private-jet-hopping grifter is now heading to prison
He Said, She Said
The socialite who shot a police officer in Belize is out of jail and under siege
Black Robe, White Knuckles
Justice Breyer’s refusal to retire is not just annoying—it’s a harsh reminder that we always put our own interests above society’s
Cardinal Sins
Nepotism, prostitutes, Prada handbags … the Vatican insider who was once Pope Francis’s closest ally is now on trial in a $412 million fraud case
Stone-Cold Liar
Why did a respected British M.P. stage his own death? Two new biographies seek to offer an answer
The $41 Million Instagram Scammer
And other curious news about these strange days …
The View from Here
Wuthering fights! Will this priceless book collection be preserved or broken up at auction?
Stories We Tell
The most erudite man in Italy, Roberto Calasso lived for literature—and re-invented it
When Your Mother Is a Conspiracy Theorist
Gen Z–ers struggle with how to save parents radicalized by social-media-fueled lies
The View from Here
The Taliban can seize power in Afghanistan again, but this time they can’t turn off the lights
COVID Social Cues
Soirées, Ascot, and gossip about the new U.S. ambassador are back—but with a ping, not a bang
Booby Trap
Lulu Lakatos allegedly posed as a gem expert, swapping $5.8 million in diamonds for seven pebbles at a Mayfair jeweler
Prophet of the Golden Bull
How did a Bible-reading, Trump-supporting 65-year-old woman become Wall Street’s hottest stock picker?
