Caveat Emperor
Before Trump’s final days as a delusional tyrant, there was Haile Selassie
Sir Brian and Lady Urquhart
They died a day apart, and embodied the great spirit of the 20th century
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Curious news about these strange days
Naughty or Nice?
Fake-heiress grifter Anna Delvey, imprisoned for a $275,000 swindle, is being released early—just in time for her Netflix debut
Boiling Point
Gordon Ramsay’s family meltdown makes Hell’s Kitchen look like paradise
Mosc-rakers
Young Russian investigative journalists dodge Kremlin goons to expose self-dealing at the top of Putin’s kleptocracy
Seeking a New Roy Cohn
With Trump’s last loyal lawyer long gone, his only post-inauguration hope might be his—and Cohn’s—polar opposite: publicity-shy attorney Marc Kasowitz
The View from Here
Here’s a better way to make him go
Das Capitol
Trump’s lumpen insurrectionists tried to end democracy as I knew it
Markle v. Markle
Why Prince Harry’s first encounter with his father-in-law might be in Britain’s High Court
Sputnik Nyet
Russians have all the coronavirus vaccine they need, but nobody wants to take it
Daddy Dearest?
Accusations of a third love child threaten to unravel the fragile peace between Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife, Charlene
You’re Busted!
The pandemic lockdown is bringing out the British public’s inner Stasi
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Terry Gilliam tilting at windmills; penis problems in Denmark; and more curious news about these strange days
Snap Out of It
The coronavirus is up, but Ebola is gone. And there are other silver linings to savor
To Infinity … and Beyond!
A mystery man recently buzzed LAX with his jet pack. But for the rest of us, the future of post-pandemic flight is still on hold
The Mind of a Killer
A year after Fotis Dulos took his own life, a writer retraces his steps on the day his wife, Jennifer, vanished
The View from Here
The sea is rising. The air is warming. The bay is dying. But the party in Miami goes on
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Curious news about these strange days
Let’s Fire the H.R. Department
Something good has to come from the coronavirus
Downward Goat?
How the occasional pile of dung became the trendiest fitness accessory
Sex, Lies, and Instagram
Yes, she dropped her given name faster than a matador swings his muleta. Yes, she’s called herself Spanish despite … not being Spanish. But deep down, Hilaria Baldwin is just like us
Dyslexia’s Dynamic Champion
Patience Thomson was a pioneer for misunderstood children
Warming Trend
According to actress turned Lady Sophie Winkleman, marrying into the Windsors isn’t nearly as bad as it seems
