Forget Crypto. The Mad Money’s All About Legos!
And other curious news about these strange days …
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What would Christopher Hitchens say?
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My lunch with a love-addled suicide bomber. Welcome to life in the new Afghanistan
Battle of the Butt-Dialing Billionaires
This family war makes Succession look like The Brady Bunch
The Man in the Lineup
Alice Sebold’s best-selling account of her own rape was headed for the big screen. Then the film’s unlikely producer started asking questions
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Remembering Stephen Sondheim, through his generous correspondence
Why Would Elizabeth Holmes Break Her Silence?
In a bold move, the Theranos founder took the stand. Will she be able to talk her way out of a conviction?
Boris Johnson Falls for Peppa Pig
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Loving Lies
Stephen Glass, the most notorious fraud in journalism, decided he would live by one simple rule: Always tell the truth. Then he broke that rule
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As we stand in the latest wave of Beatle reanimania, it’s time to acknowledge they’re making their way across the universe
Giving Well Is the Best Revenge
Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, MacKenzie, continues to donate her $60 billion to worthy causes—all while staying on planet Earth
Daniel Humm Is Eighty-Sixed
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Fashion to Die For
Inside the true story of the murder that rocked the Gucci dynasty—and inspired Ridley Scott’s upcoming film
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How quickly a buzzword can become a buzzkill
Teflon John(son)
Can an all-time career low get Boris Johnson down?
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Are the woke in the pockets of the plutocrats? They’re certainly doing a nice job of distracting people from economic injustice
A Heist of Grape Audacity
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Sons of Anarchy
How an F.B.I. informant stopped the gun-crazed, conspiracy-theorizing group behind the plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer
The Very Online and the Restless
Meet the “Fantasy Boyfriends” of TikTok—and the young fans who worship them
Entitled Toffs and Plagiarizing Prime Ministers
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A 1956 letter reveals one quiet man’s defiance of McCarthyism
Words to Live By
A British linguist wants to bring back the better halves of the English language
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?
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So you want to become a Republican? First, a questionnaire …
