A Clubhouse with a View
Through a discreet door in the Uffizi and down a maze of vaulted tunnels sits Florence’s most exclusive social club
The View from Here
In the Hamptons, the real story is how the other half lives. The Shinnecock Indian Nation occupies one of the most destitute areas of Long Island. Some of their wealthy neighbors want to keep it that way
How to Destroy a University
The University of Virginia has become a political battleground, not just between left and right but, allegedly, between J. D. Vance and Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin, a possible presidential rival
Clowning Around
In Los Angeles, an underground comedy scene draws audiences into chaotic, squirm-in-your-seat shows—an antidote for the social-media-weary
Who’s Afraid of Bushcore?
Glossing over the bungling of Katrina and the disastrous wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, younger generations are recasting George W. Bush as America’s most lovable grandfather
The Attention-Whore Index
J. D. Vance evades old ladies, Donald Trump invades Washington, D.C., and Taylor Swift prevails over Jeffrey Epstein
The Age of the D.I.Y. Proposal
Popping the question has officially lost its romance, with brides deciding exactly when, how, and with what ring their grooms will get down on one knee
The Doctor Will Sue You Now
Dr. Douglas Schottenstein manages pain for a living, but even he wasn’t equipped to allegedly be defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars by his own employees
The View from Here
Prince Andrew’s and Sarah Ferguson’s closeness with Jeffrey Epstein barely scratches the surface of their alleged corruption
The Attention-Whore Index
Marjorie Taylor Greene laments, Alan Dershowitz sues, and Sydney Sweeney enflames
The Lady’s Not for Turning
Emma Tucker, the first woman to lead The Wall Street Journal, has taken on Donald Trump—by publishing his intimate letter to Jeffrey Epstein—and she isn’t backing down
When Lightning Struck Twice
In 1945, Ayano Hirashima survived the bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Eighty years later, she recounts the terrifying ordeal and its aftermath
Grab ‘Em by the Pants!
Sydney Sweeney is a master of self-promotion—but is allying herself with the Republican Party a social-media storm too far?
The Italian Job
How a Roman forgery network faked “impossible to replicate” artworks by Picasso, Edvard Munch, and Paul Klee using … coffee and tea
Rage and Ravioli on Lake Garda
Italy’s Rana family, of the global pasta empire, is rumored to be in hot water with locals over renovations to a historic estate on Lake Garda better suited to Las Vegas than to Como’s quainter cousin
Love in the Time of Reality TV
Bachelor in Paradise! Love Island! Love on the Spectrum! Why is everyone so obsessed with dating shows?
The Attention-Whore Index
Jeffrey Epstein haunts, Tulsi Gabbard conceals, and Donald Trump cheats
The Davos Man Who Fell to Earth
What could have prompted the resignation of the alleged funds-misusing, data-rigging, employee-harassing founder of the World Economic Forum?
The View from Here
“Leave no money on the table” is as close to a Trump doctrine as we’re likely to get
Spies Like Us
A growing number of Israelis are spying on behalf of Iran, tempted to betray their country for cash, for love, and sometimes just out of social alienation
What Rhymes with Tom Lehrer?
He retired from musical satire more than 50 years ago, but his passion for musical theater was a lifelong affair
How to Steal $40 Million Without Really Trying: Part II
Biscuits, Bollywood, and lots of bullion … Inside the hunt for the Toronto gold robbers
Tom Lehrer
A mordant Harvard math whiz who used musical satire to skewer the Establishment and pioneer a new kind of nonconformist comedy
