The King Lear of Wine
In death, one of Spain’s most famous vintners crushes the hopes of his three daughters
Jackie Chan, (Communist) Party Animal
And more curious news about these strange days …
Out-of-Office Reply
Private jets, free lunches, public pleas … can anything get people back in the office?
The View from Here
Putin’s absolute rule is challenged by a noisy majority of Russian, woke-hating anti-vaxxers
Sympathy for the Girlboss
Once-celebrated female entrepreneurs are being torn down for “failing at feminism.” Is this progress?
Starry Might
The millennial masses are gaga for Pattern, the uncannily accurate new astrology app
Meghan Markle, Backbencher
And other curious news about these strange days …
A Summer-Camp Horror Story
Why has a man accused of sexual harassment been rehired at a summer camp for the kids of elite New Yorkers?
The View from Here
When C.R.T. met S&M
Swamp Country
Jason Williams was elected district attorney of New Orleans to reform America’s murder capital. Then came the suspiciously timed audit …
The View from Here
Want to be a writer? Find a (hotel) room of one’s own
Match Made in Hell, Part I
At first, the lying, ghosting, and money-borrowing could be overlooked in the name of true love …
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” …
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
The View from Here
At America’s Bicentennial, in 1976, the fireworks included an unlikely romance between Liz Taylor and a future senator
Heaven on Earth
Before Ann Russell Miller entered the convent, she was a swinging socialite in San Francisco
The View from Here
A frontline doctor looks back on a plague year, and a film that recorded the horror of it all
The OMGs of GB News
Start-up hiccups plague a new U.K. news start-up, causing no end of watchable mishaps
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
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
The View from Here
Republicans are subverting democracy with legal not-niceties
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?
