Gail Sheehy, 1937—2020
We are honored to have published her letter from Cuba earlier this year
London Calling
The son of the nanny who was murdered by Lord Lucan claims he has found the believed-dead aristocrat alive
Is Paris Fuming? Oui!
Our expat in France reports on life during nationwide strikes, now in their third month
An Open Letter to Harry and Meghan
A distinguished historian and former newspaper editor offers the Canada-bound couple a bit of advice (which he knows will go unheeded)
Putin on the Ritz
To understand Russia’s leader, go back to Stalin
Epstein’s Island of Horrors
Behind the sun and palm trees, Little St. James was a prison for under-age girls
Werner Doehner
The last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster
All the Leaves Are Burned, and the Sky Is Gray
With Australia ablaze, our writer recounts her escape from L.A.’s fires—and wonders what’s next
Design for Assisted Living
Sweden’s Queen Silvia and Ikea team up to create pre-fab, low-cost apartments for older people, including those with dementia
Goops!
The marketing of Gwyneth’s genitalia
What Fresh Hell
Harry and Meghan’s week gets complicated as Dad steps into the picture and the Canadians act very un-Canadianly
How to Charm the Chinese
They are “natural capitalists” who like people who are appreciative of them. Everything our president doesn’t do
The Trouble with Harry
The Duke of Sussex signaled his and Meghan’s discontent at a dinner party and almost ruined the meal
Nancy Lewis
A charming, tenacious music-biz publicist who established Monty Python in the United States
A World of Hurt
Young people are increasingly seeking help for anxiety over the climate crisis
Why WeWork WeTanked
It is arguably the greatest business flameout of the past decade. How did a company lose $20 billion in valuation in four weeks?
Up in Flames
Are Australia’s fires evidence we’ve crossed a tipping point?
Letter from Cairo
In Egypt, a bad feeling about what the fallout from the Soleimani assassination might bring
Throne Out
Are Meghan and Harry the new Wallis and Prince of Wales?
How to Be Cool and Warm at Once
The irreplaceable publisher Sonny Mehta, who died on December 30, possessed the rare ability to unite style and sincerity
Maurice Bailey
Lost at sea with his wife in 1973. The couple survived on a raft for 117 days
