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“What’s a Ponzi Scheme?”

The surprises don’t end with Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind a $65 billion Ponzi scheme

No Rest for the Famous

Nine things celebrities could sell us without killing the planet

In the Red?

Will Donald Trump’s longtime moneyman flip on the ex-prez? An ugly divorce gives prosecutors power

The Lost Boys of Crypto

Wealth is a vague afterthought for the guys in flip-flops making millions trading in crypto-currency. Their end goal? Upending the system

A Jewel Heist in Paris

And other curious news about these strange days …

From 10 to Zero in 60 Seconds

No commemorative libraries. No seven-figure book deals. Why being the ex-leader of the U.K. is hard work with few perks

The View from Here

Trump’s legacy: invasion of the party snatchers

On Thin Ice

Is an ugly divorce the key to putting Donald Trump in prison?

Where Hollywood
Is Hiding Out …

And other curious news about these strange days

Old Money vs. Machine

A pair of Transformers figures provokes an epic battle in staid Georgetown

Parlez-Vous Parler?

The love story behind the app that threatened the Capitol

The Princess Trap

A new inquiry reveals how, long before Meghan bared all to Oprah, Diana was lured into her unsettling BBC interview with deception and forgery

The TikTok Star Who Hates TikTok

Sixteen-year-old Sissy Sheridan has 5.3 million TikTok followers and can’t imagine her life without the app. That doesn’t mean she likes it

Oops! He Did It Again

The former British prime minister who triggered Brexit is back for a second act. But no one is clapping

Venice Has a Ship Fit

And other curious news about these strange days

The View from Here

Why did a New York Times columnist escape punishment for a reward he failed to disclose?

BetterNot

How we in lockdown view the Fresh Prince of Montecito, and other follies

The View from Here

Like Napoleon’s army, a great city advances on its belly

#MeToo Comes for Philip Roth, In Death

Women argue that the acclaimed novelist of sex and depravity deserves a “re-contextualizing”

Maskless and Topless in Lamu

The coronavirus-free Kenyan island attracting socialites, Marina Abramović, and Dominic West (post–Lily James hoo-ha)

Did You Hear About … ?

Curious news about these strange days

Carrie Takes the Lion’s Share?

Boris Johnson’s fiancée leaves politics to work at a zoo

Living Nightmare

Will British women ever recover from the terrifying demise of Sarah Everard?

Neo-Crassical

Dubbed “Putin’s architect,” the Italian designer behind Russia’s billion-dollar, 168-acre palace can’t understand what all the fuss is about