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The Attention-Whore Index

Lady Gaga warbles, Marjorie Taylor Greene howls, and Prince Harry wails

An Auctioneer Prepares: Sotheby’s

Oliver Barker’s theatrics have attracted a cult following of “Barkerheads”

An Auctioneer Prepares: Christie’s

With art sales increasingly moving outside the salesroom, the Adrien Meyer schmooze-fest never stops

The View from Here

A man who solves economic crises as opposed to creating them, Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is the perfect foil for Donald Trump

Naked and Underpaid

From Michelangelo to Picasso, nude models have long been undercompensated muses to the greats. Now, in Florence, they’re threatening to strike

Roanoke’s Requiem: Part II

Last May, we investigated a mysterious cancer surge at Roanoke College. Amid new revelations of toxic chemicals and more cancer, the search for answers continues

The Real School of Rock

Richard Linklater’s classic 2003 movie starred Jack Black as a dorky but harmless music teacher. The real-life School of Rock founder’s former students tell a more sinister story

Conclave Confidential

Why are we still captivated by the death of a Pope and the election of a new one? Robert Harris, whose thriller Conclave was adapted into an Oscar-winning film, explains

Fyre Sale!

Billy McFarland’s cursed music festival is now available to the highest bidder. But who on earth is buying it?

The Upside-Down World of Pam Bondi

From re-arming Mel Gibson to arresting judges who cross her, Trump’s attorney general is doing the opposite of serving justice

A Love Letter to Jean Marsh

The Emmy–winning British actress who co-created and starred in the hit TV series Upstairs, Downstairs was brave, deeply empathetic, and funny to the end

The Attention-Whore Index

Pete Hegseth looks for leaks, George Santos begs for a pardon, and Jack Schlossberg won’t go to any party he wasn’t invited to

The View from Here

If a two-year-old U.S. citizen can be deported, then none of us is safe. Not even Lorne Michaels

Employee of the Month

Who’s Afraid of #SkinnyTok?

Ready or not, thin is back in—and people have no qualms talking about it

California Leavin’

As out-of-state shooting locations increasingly lure filmmakers, Hollywood risks becoming to movies what Detroit has become to car manufacturing: an industry hub turned ghost town

Big Oil v. the Rockefellers

ExxonMobil stands accused of spying on its environmentalist critics, a group that includes the heirs of its founder. It wouldn’t be the first time

The Trump Brain Drain

As the White House continues to pull federal funding from U.S. universities, international institutions are courting America’s best minds like never before

Good-bye, Mr. Xi

When rich Chinese families send their children to English boarding schools, they pay for guardians to take care of their offsprings’ logistical—and emotional—needs

Red, White, and Blues

America was once a fun, free, brave, and happy melting pot, but, as one Canadian argues, those days are seemingly over—at least for now

The View from Here

Donald and Melania Trump’s foray into crypto may be the biggest financial scandal in presidential history—and it’s happening in plain sight

20,000 Kilos Under the Sea

With Europe’s anti-narcotics agencies watching the waters, drug traffickers have taken to using submarines

The Eyes of a Killer: Part IX

More than two years after the murder of four University of Idaho students, prosecutors are ready to offer a motive. An AIR MAIL exclusive

A New Script for Harvey Weinstein

Right-wing provocateurs have embraced the disgraced Hollywood producer and see his re-trial as a chance to destroy #MeToo forever