Words to Live By
A British linguist wants to bring back the better halves of the English language
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
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
China Cracks Down on Homework
And other strange news about these curious days …
Thank You for Smoking
Lighting up indoors? Never! Well, except at these illustrious establishments …
The View from Here
Bernard-Henri Lévy will never give up on hopeless causes
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
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?
A Young-Old Sex Affair in France
And other strange news about these curious days …
The View from Here
Fuel shortages, empty supermarket shelves, and bleak holidays ahead: in London, Brexit is finally making itself heard
The Modern Art of Divorce
What’s bad for billionaires Harry and Linda Macklowe is very, very good for art collectors
Cheetah Cheaters in Saudi Arabia
And other strange news about these curious days …
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
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
Paris’ New Upper Crust
And other strange news about these curious days …
Blood Lust
Elizabeth Holmes is confronted with texts from a scorned lover and by a whistleblower
The View from Here
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
Hitler, the Musical?
And other strange news about these curious days …
The View from Here
Thanks to leaked Facebook documents, the world now knows what every anxious teenage girl could have told us about Instagram all along
