The Château That Ate Provence, Part II
In Provence, France’s highest court orders a showman to destroy his opulent $69 million faux Italianate palazzo
Did You Hear
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Curious news about these strange days
Towering Inferno
666 Fifth Avenue was supposed to put the Kushners on the New York map. It’s been a devil of a headache
Dr. Spock for the Goopsters
Lockdown meltdown has made “Dr. Becky” the child-raising guru for stressed-out millennial parents
John Heilpern
Over a 50-year career, the journalist proved that in criticism there is no skill more powerful than a good sense of humor
Me-Documentaries are the New Status Symbol
Who wants to read a family history? The rich are hiring directors to tell their stories
Angry White Males
Savage infighting goes public at one of London’s most exclusive private clubs
The View from Here
Jump the line? Worth a shot!
Putin on the Ritz!
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny risks prison—or worse—to give a house tour of the Russian president’s secret pleasure palace
Sine QAnon
The Camelot Castle Hotel, in Cornwall, has traded its Arthurian theme for right-wing conspiracy theories and a cult of Trump
The View from Here
Told you so …
Fifty Shades of Desperation
Will there be ravishing, bodice ripping, and throbbing members in Sarah Ferguson’s new romance novel?
A Boy, a Mole, a Fox, and a Horse Walk into Lockdown …
Charlie Mackesy’s charming illustrations bring levity to dark times
Katharine Whitehorn
Witty insights and brisk, clear thinking were hallmarks of a writer who broke down journalistic barriers in the U.K.
The Toks of My Tears
How did posting breakup videos on TikTok become the new trend for Gen Z and millennials?
Sorry, Not Sorry
In Paris, the Café de Flore set has been plagued with sex-crime scandals—but there’s no apology in sight
Did You Hear
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Trump’s taping troubles; a dumped fortune; swag-stealing monkeys; and more
Caveat Emperor
Before Trump’s final days as a delusional tyrant, there was Haile Selassie
The View from Here
American presidents are swathed in way too much pomp and ancien régime regality
Sir Brian and Lady Urquhart
They died a day apart, and embodied the great spirit of the 20th century
Naughty or Nice?
Fake-heiress grifter Anna Delvey, imprisoned for a $275,000 swindle, is being released early—just in time for her Netflix debut
Boiling Point
Gordon Ramsay’s family meltdown makes Hell’s Kitchen look like paradise
Mosc-rakers
Young Russian investigative journalists dodge Kremlin goons to expose self-dealing at the top of Putin’s kleptocracy
Seeking a New Roy Cohn
With Trump’s last loyal lawyer long gone, his only post-inauguration hope might be his—and Cohn’s—polar opposite: publicity-shy attorney Marc Kasowitz
