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
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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?
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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
A Lack of Intelligence
General “Mad Dog” Mattis complains that he got played by Holmes. Meanwhile, a mysterious presence in the press room
Mega–Midlife Crises of the Mega-Rich
From the Zuck to Bezos, the quest is on to live forever
Weaponized Beauty Queens
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Charity Case
Scotland Yard is assessing the latest set of cash-for-honors allegations against Prince Charles
Blood Simpleton
In Part III of our coverage of Elizabeth Holmes’s fraud trial, the prosecution builds its case
Patricia Hitchcock
She had a crush on Laurence Olivier and appeared in Psycho and Strangers on a Train. Being the daughter of the Master of Suspense had its perks
Sect Appeal
Why are pop stars and the fashion crowd suddenly dressing like cult leaders?
Rupert Murdoch, Climate-Change Believer?
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The View from Here
It wasn’t all cake and Versailles for Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France …
How Soon We Forgot “Never Forget”
Twenty years on from September 11, and days after slinking out of Kabul in the dead of night, where are we as a nation?
A Pinch of Blood
After years of anticipation, former Theranos C.E.O. Elizabeth Holmes goes on trial for an alleged fraud of epic proportions
From Fleabag to Moneybags: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Cashes In
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Pay-Per-View Prince
Yet another scandal rocks the British monarchy as Prince Charles’s closest aide is accused of trading knighthoods for charitable donations
Exit, Pursued by a Prince
Amid rumors of a third love child and Charlene’s extended stay in South Africa, has Prince Albert’s marriage finally come to an end?
Murdaugh Mystery
Why do people in and around a powerful Southern family keep dying?
Hiro
The photographer escaped the devastation of postwar Japan to create surreal images of indelible beauty