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The View from Here

A 1956 letter reveals one quiet man’s defiance of McCarthyism

Will Elizabeth Holmes Walk Free?

Whom does a jury hate more? An accused grifter or filthy-rich people who let their greed lead them into a con?

Words to Live By

A British linguist wants to bring back the better halves of the English language

China Cracks Down on Homework

And other strange news about these curious days …

They’re Thingin’ Our Thong!

The true story of Chippendales, the legendary strip club for women, will make your eyes, um, bulge

Manifest Destiny? No Thank You

Leave it to the C.I.A. to affirm our power to manifest the future—and ruin the game for ill-wishers everywhere

The View from Here

So you want to become a Republican? First, a questionnaire …

Fraudenfreude

While the businessman–social animal David Tang gave the impression of living the high life, in fact he was plundering his companies and gambling away his fortune

The View from Here

Bernard-Henri Lévy will never give up on hopeless causes

Where Thoughts Go to Die

Professors from Britain’s top universities tell of the death threats and abuse they face at conferences and on campus

Jeff Bezos’s Projectile Dysfunction

In the space race between billionaires, Musk is throttling Bezos. How is that possible?

When It Reigns, It Pours

Nearly 70 percent of the British population never want to see the Duke of York return to public life, and Prince William is not a fan

Thank You for Smoking

Lighting up indoors? Never! Well, except at these illustrious establishments …

A Young-Old Sex Affair in France

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The View from Here

Fuel shortages, empty supermarket shelves, and bleak holidays ahead: in London, Brexit is finally making itself heard

Cheetah Cheaters in Saudi Arabia

And other strange news about these curious days …

The Modern Art of Divorce

What’s bad for billionaires Harry and Linda Macklowe is very, very good for art collectors

Paris’ New Upper Crust

And other strange news about these curious days …

Trust Busters

When Goldman Sachs partners want a divorce, they turn to this little-known and highly aggressive firm

The View from Here

In Dopesick, the Sacklers finally get their due

Blood Lust

Elizabeth Holmes is confronted with texts from a scorned lover and by a whistleblower

Melania and Me and Her

The Melania and Me author and close adviser to Melania Trump has a lot to say about Stephanie Grisham’s Trump tell-all

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A planned trip to Greece incurs the wrath of the public-health gods

Where the TikTok Stars Are

Welcome to the Ten Thousand building, home to Addison Rae, Dixie D’Amelio, and everyone else who has made it to social-media fame and infamy