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Have a Seat!

The naughty French love chair designed for Edward VII to facilitate a threesome

Battle of the Bulge

The mayoral race in Paris has been scandalized by a barrage of dick pics, Twitter meltdowns, and unhinged lawyers. The Americanization of French politics continues apace …

Et Tu, A.C.L.U.?

How America’s staunchest defenders of free speech lost their nerve

Murder in Fairfield County

Fotis Dulos hoped his divorce from Jennifer could be handled amicably. Instead, it was one of the most litigious in Connecticut’s history

Cape of No Hope

Corruption and crime have killed Nelson Mandela’s dream and doomed the country’s future

Your Bamboo Toothbrush, Madame

The Opéra Liège is the first hotel in France to eliminate single-use plastic

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Going Cold Turkey

Can a millennial survive a week without a smartphone?

The Girl in the Park

The investigation into a Barnard student’s murder is haunted by the case of the Central Park Five

Is This the End of the First Amendment?

A startling court ruling makes it easier to jail insider traders—as well as whistleblowers and reporters

Murder in Fairfield County

Trouble at home, trouble at the office. Fotis Dulos begins a serious affair. His wife, Jennifer, fears for her life

Guy Arnold

Explorer, prolific travel writer, cat-lover, and host of lavish dinner parties

Painting the Town (Rectory) Red

The rise and fall of Farrow & Ball, paint purveyors to a vanishing upper class

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Paradise Tossed

Hawaii’s “plastic beach” is a sobering showcase of how we’ve trashed Earth

Murder in Fairfield County

Eight months after Jennifer Farber disappeared, her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, was charged with her murder. Soon he was dead

Generation in Retrograde

Millennials won’t do anything without consulting their horoscope

The Makings of a Royal Mess

What made Prince Harry so susceptible to a Hollywood influence?

Living Really Large

Outside Cairo, the biggest man-made structure in the world—an apartment complex for 30,000 residents—is in the works

Peter Serkin, 1947–2020

The pianist known for seamlessly connecting classic and contemporary elements in his work died on February 1 at the age of 72

For-Profit Feminism

Who’s really making a killing from the quest for workplace equality?

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

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