It’s Just Nyet Cricket
Russia
Seoul Cycle
South Korea
A French Dressing-Down
France
Michael Maor
Holocaust survivor who joined the Mossad and helped convict Adolf Eichmann
Paint Chips
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Robot
Ferry Tale
At 120 m.p.h., the AirFish 8 flies like an engine-powered albatross
Sexagenarian and the City
Candace Bushnell re-invents her invented self
The Great Speed Forward
With the world’s fastest trains, China leaves the world in the dust
The Monster in Their Midst
Jean-Claude Romand, whose horrific murder spree shook France in 1993, has just left prison for a monastery. How can you tell whether a master of deception has really changed?
Mrs. Macron Faces the Summer
France
Head Case
Our gadget columnist tests a brain-enhancement device
The Curious Case of the Vogue Grifter
Yvonne Bannigan went from high-profile assistant to convicted felon. Hers is a particularly sad New York story
Second-Class Goopsters
Thanks to Goop for Men, now the average guy can feel just as bad about his physical self as women do
Viva Zapata
The inventor of the Flyboard channels his inner Tony Stark
Shaggy Boris Story
A prime minister without a portfolio, pen, or a prepared speech
Where’s the Beef?
Veganistas declare war on the faux-meat movement