“How Do I Sew a Button On?”
For Gen Z: the hottest college trend? “Adulting” classes, where kids learn skills Mommy and Daddy forgot to teach them
Far-Left = Left Out
The collapse of Labour is a stark reminder of what will go wrong when a party (that’s you, Democrats) puts ideological purity above people and pragmatism
Saving Whales Is More Important than Planting Trees
Restoring them to their pre-hunting numbers could capture 1.7 billion tons of CO2 annually
Mein Campf!
The scandalous Hitler-diaries fiasco nearly brought down three major news organizations
Lucette Destouches
Céline’s muse tended to the author’s rather complicated legacy during 58 years of widowhood
It’s a Wonderful Strife
Brits are battling over which is better: a department store’s costly Christmas ad or a modest one for a small family-owned shop. Vote here to settle the dispute
Our Own Titanic Moment
To visualize the stakes of the climate emergency, think about the fabled ship: dangerously little time remains to correct course
Instagrinch
All she wants for Christmas is for you to stop sharing. Now
The Man Who Played with Fire
The curious moral trajectory of David Boies
#MeToo-sur-Seine
Filmmaker Luc Besson is facing legal woes from le cinq-à-sept and, worse, le neuf-à-cinq
Randy Andy: Next Chapters
In the aftermath of Air Mail’s explosive story on the Duke of York last week, the author assesses the prince’s delicate situation
An Open-and-Shut Case
Grand larceny and the secret of the spying oysters
Split Waterman
Charismatic, risk-taking, gun- and gold-smuggling motorcycle star lived on the edge
Stranger Things Is Happening
In London, obsessive fans of the show can now live in Hawkins, Indiana—and follow in the steps of Mike, Dustin, and the gang
Naughty Nights with Randy Andy
Models, masseuses, and (ahem) more were part of the princely pleasures of the Duke of York. One fellow partyer lived to tell the tale …
Imperial Japan’s Last Casualty
General Shiba Goro did not fight in World War II, but he chose to die for it
Troubled Waters
The world’s oceans now have more plastic than fish
The Calm Before the Storm
A letter from Hong Kong
In Cold Blue Blood
The mystery of the missing French aristocrat who vanished after murdering his wife, children, and dogs
The Blinder Side
The author of Moneyball and Liar’s Poker wants to take on climate change, but cannot find the right antihero to champion
