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Hasselhoff über Alles!

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

Who Is the Wokest of Them All?

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

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

This Season’s Model?

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

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!

Welcome to Our 100th Issue

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

Can a Juggler Beat the Mafia?

And other curious news about these strange days …

Burning Benjamins

Meet the MeWork generation, a new class of American billionaire making fortunes despite running companies into the ground

Platinum Card

Planners of the Queen’s Jubilee will mix pomp and woke

The Little Con Man That Could

A baby-faced fraudster, the king of Spain, and a possible 30-year prison sentence—it’s not a Hollywood film, yet …

A Shot in the Dark

How did the partner of a British billionaire’s son end up being held on charges of manslaughter in a prison infested with scorpions, tarantulas, and cockroaches?

Naked Lunch

You’re invited to strip down—and Zoom in—for cocktail parties, yoga classes, and more!

Eva Sereny

From Fellini to Brando to Burton and Taylor, the self-taught photographer captured stars in intimate on-set shots

The View from Here

Paris is looking worse for the wear, and the Internet is outraged. Is this the end for Mayor Anne Hidalgo?

Bridezilla vs. the Chinese Communist Party

And other curious news about these strange days

The View from Here

Boris Johnson’s poisonous former aide, Dominic Cummings, trashes the prime minister’s handling of the pandemic

Norse Myth

The new film Oslo neglects an essential detail about the diplomat it glorifies: his connection to Jeffrey Epstein

Barbara Stone

The modeling agent made stars of Cybill Shepherd, Cheryl Tiegs, and a young Martha Stewart

Vanishing Ink

“Made-to-fade tattoo” parlors offer a chance to get inked without the risk of turning into a Pete Davidson doppelgänger

The Wizard of Woke

Why is Pollyanna, the anti-racism organization advising New York’s toniest private schools, so controversial?

No Butts on Topless Beaches?

And other curious news about these strange days

The Fight for Tulsa’s Soul

A Jewish billionaire, a Southern preacher, and the side of Tulsa no one is talking about

Rehoboth What?

Democratic aides accustomed to Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard are in for a surprise when they decamp to Biden’s summer home in Delaware