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
BetterNot
How we in lockdown view the Fresh Prince of Montecito, and other follies
The View from Here
Why did a New York Times columnist escape punishment for a reward he failed to disclose?
Venice Has a Ship Fit
And other curious news about these strange days
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
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
The View from Here
Like Napoleon’s army, a great city advances on its belly
Living Nightmare
Will British women ever recover from the terrifying demise of Sarah Everard?
#MeToo Comes for Philip Roth, In Death
Women argue that the acclaimed novelist of sex and depravity deserves a “re-contextualizing”
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
Charles Hill
Over 45 years, the art detective helped recover stolen paintings by Titian, Vermeer, and Goya, plus Munch’s The Scream
What Do The Shining and Trump Have in Common?
And other strange news about these curious days
This Is Bullshot!
Does everyone have the vaccine but me?
Big Fish, Little Pond
Why Scottish politics suddenly looks like a trashy episode of daytime television
The View from Here
The Atlanta killings took place 2,000 miles away, but they hit close to home
Canada Dry
How is Meghan Markle’s old Toronto crowd reacting to that explosive Oprah interview?
Out of the Shadows
The 22-year-old woman who used Instagram to open the U.K.’s eyes to teen-on-teen sexual abuse
Mission Control
Elon Musk is plotting to launch 42,000 satellites. Why?
The View from Here
Sussexes in Megxile: the spillover from Harry and Meghan’s spill to Oprah
