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Faking It

Notes on TikTok’s misplaced morals and unattainable beauty standards

First Lady in Red

Now that Alexei Navalny is headed for prison, his wife, Yulia, is the new face of the anti-Putin opposition

François Catroux

Married to Saint Laurent’s muse, in the 1970s he made any room he touched in Paris sizzle

When Your Life Is a True-Crime Scandal

Six years after she was freed from an Italian prison and found innocent of a sensational murder, Amanda Knox looks back

Dangerous Liaisons

The coronavirus is catching up with its runaways, dealing revenge in the form of arrests, forced quarantines, and decrepit jails

The Château That Ate Provence, Part II

In Provence, France’s highest court orders a showman to destroy his opulent $69 million faux Italianate palazzo

The View from Here

Jump the line? Worth a shot!

Tahira Dhillon

The New Delhi–based 16-year-old who founded a magazine written by teenagers, for teenagers

Angry White Males

Savage infighting goes public at one of London’s most exclusive private clubs

Me-Documentaries are the New Status Symbol

Who wants to read a family history? The rich are hiring directors to tell their stories

John Heilpern

Over a 50-year career, the journalist proved that in criticism there is no skill more powerful than a good sense of humor

Did You Hear
About … ?

Curious news about these strange days

Towering Inferno

666 Fifth Avenue was supposed to put the Kushners on the New York map. It’s been a devil of a headache

Dr. Spock for the Goopsters

Lockdown meltdown has made “Dr. Becky” the child-raising guru for stressed-out millennial parents

Sine QAnon

The Camelot Castle Hotel, in Cornwall, has traded its Arthurian theme for right-wing conspiracy theories and a cult of Trump

A Boy, a Mole, a Fox, and a Horse Walk into Lockdown …

Charlie Mackesy’s charming illustrations bring levity to dark times

Putin on the Ritz!

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny risks prison—or worse—to give a house tour of the Russian president’s secret pleasure palace

Katharine Whitehorn

Witty insights and brisk, clear thinking were hallmarks of a writer who broke down journalistic barriers in the U.K.

The Toks of My Tears

How did posting breakup videos on TikTok become the new trend for Gen Z and millennials?

Fifty Shades of Desperation

Will there be ravishing, bodice ripping, and throbbing members in Sarah Ferguson’s new romance novel?

The View from Here

Told you so …

Sorry, Not Sorry

In Paris, the Café de Flore set has been plagued with sex-crime scandals—but there’s no apology in sight

Did You Hear
About … ?

Trump’s taping troubles; a dumped fortune; swag-stealing monkeys; and more

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