The View from Here
The career arcs of Britney Spears, Kanye West, and Donald Trump are proof that celebrities really are just like us—only more so
The Attention-Whore Index
Donald Trump covers up, Kristi Noem backtracks, and the Windsors talk peace
The View from Here
It’s easy to despair. But history offers a playbook for dark times
The Road Less Fact-Checked
After triumphing over adversity and disease, Raynor Winn wrote a memoir, The Salt Path, that became a sensation in England. A new report reveals that her story isn’t quite so straightforward
Jho’s Low Blow
How a Malaysian businessman laundered billions, financed The Wolf of Wall Street, looted his country’s state fund, and walked away unscathed—unlike his partners in crime
Nobody Expects the Spanish Acquisition
Madrid is seeing a surge of wealthy Latin American newcomers, which is driving up rent prices across the city
Was My Friend a Fraud?
Matthew Pietras worked for the Soros family, donated millions to museums, and produced a fistful of Broadway shows. So why did it all feel make-believe?
The View from Here
The horrific case of the four murdered Idaho students ended last week, not with a bang but with a plea bargain
Moby Dish
Wild orcas have started presenting food to humans. Is this a sign of interspecies rapport or a devious new hunting method?
Substack’s Secret Weapon
The former downtown darling giving the San Francisco V.C.-backed company its edge
Live Long and Próspera
How a quasi-autonomous island enclave in Honduras became a haven for billionaires who want to live forever
The Attention-Whore Index
Elon Musk proposes a new party, Donald Trump floats a new fragrance, and Emmanuel Macron struggles to be seen
The Old Bronzes and the Sea
A new investigation suggests the Riace bronzes, long a point of pride for Calabrians, were not found in the land of Ulysses but, rather, smuggled there
MrBeast Mode
Jimmy Donaldson turned views into stunts, stunts into cash, and cash into a digital empire. What does his rise say about the culture that created him?
The New Nostalgia
Longing for authenticity, Gen Z is romanticizing a pre-Internet era they never knew
The View from Here
One year ago, Thomas Matthew Crooks shot and almost killed Donald Trump. Why do we know so little about him?
Eulogy for Palmyra
As one of the last photographers to capture the ancient city before its destruction by the Islamic State, 89-year-old Sir Don McCullin returns for what he says is the last time
A Circus Succession Crisis
When a pencil pusher seized control of England’s most beloved circus, rumors of the wrong kind of funny business arose
Great Scot!
Americans, making up a growing share of St. Andrews’s student body, are transforming the quiet university once attended by William and Kate into a beer-pong-playing college campus
The Making of Beyoncé
How the “Crazy in Love” singer, currently traveling the world on her Cowboy Carter tour, became more powerful than the music industry
The View from Here
As Trump causes havoc in the United States, London has never looked more appealing
The Attention-Whore Index
David Beckham reaches out, the Sussexes let go, and Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez don’t hold back
Jared Does Albania
Why is the president’s son-in-law pursuing a multi-billion-dollar development deal on an uninhabited—and uninhabitable—former Cold War base?
