The Covidfefe Chronicles
You can’t spell “pandemic” without “me,” backward
Lights Out, Part I
The picturesque Brant Lake boys’ camp, in the Adirondacks, seemed the perfect idyll—until a longtime counselor was accused of child molestation
Affairs of State
A new book goes deep into the hot-blooded hypocrisy at the heart of the French presidency
Natale Rusconi
A master at tending to V.I.P.’s from Princess Margaret to Maria Callas, he transformed the Hotel Cipriani into one of the jet set’s premier destinations
History Repeats Itself
“We can really understand something of epic tragedy only when it becomes personal”: honoring the end of World War II in the middle of a pandemic
Egomania
Quarantine has changed a lot about the world, but when it comes to posting photos on Instagram, it’s still a narcissist’s game
Miranda, Countess of Stockton
When she married Peter Sellers, at 23, her two Pekingese dogs (Tabitha and Tomasina) served as bridesmaids
Uprising, Interrupted
The pandemic forced global protest movements into lockdown. But how long until they bust out?
The $93 Billion Man
Bill Gates on the race for a vaccine, the need for cooperation across borders, and what he misses most under lockdown
No Privacy, Please
Meghan puts her rift with her father on trial in a splashy court battle against the press
Imaginary Girlfriend
In Japan, holographic women are heralding the era of digisexuality
Mort Drucker
For 55 years, the Mad-magazine illustrator was, as George Lucas said, the “Leonardo da Vinci of comic satire”
Ground Control to Captain Tom
How a 99-year-old World War II vet became England’s hottest pop idol
Unholy Virgin
Richard Branson is Trump in Cool Britannia clothing
Megxit Diaries
The Sussex bolters’ first 100 days out of royal captivity
“Old Boys” vs. New Tricks
At St. Bernard’s School, new-money barbarians are at war with upper-class traditionalists
A French Kiss-Off
Will the double cheek kiss be France’s next coronavirus casualty?
Where Bad Behavior Is Always in Season
In the Hamptons, the only thing not on lockdown is New Yorkers’ sense of entitlement
Arche-Nemesis
If only Prince Harry had done his ancient-Greek homework …
More Side Effects
Self-isolation then and now. A lot has changed since 1978—but some things haven’t
Supreme Indifference
What the Supreme Court’s decision about the Wisconsin primary means for this year’s election
